diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index 73fa5525658..0544d3412bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ bool DockerDevicePrivate::createContainer()
     if (!m_data.keepEntryPoint)
         dockerCreate.addArgs({"--entrypoint", "/bin/sh"});
 
+    if (m_data.enableLldbFlags)
+        dockerCreate.addArgs({"--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE", "--security-opt", "seccomp=unconfined"});
+
     dockerCreate.addArg(m_data.repoAndTag());
 
     qCDebug(dockerDeviceLog).noquote() << "RUNNING: " << dockerCreate.toUserOutput();
@@ -674,6 +677,7 @@ const char DockerDeviceDataSizeKey[] = "DockerDeviceDataSize";
 const char DockerDeviceUseOutsideUser[] = "DockerDeviceUseUidGid";
 const char DockerDeviceMappedPaths[] = "DockerDeviceMappedPaths";
 const char DockerDeviceKeepEntryPoint[] = "DockerDeviceKeepEntryPoint";
+const char DockerDeviceEnableLldbFlags[] = "DockerDeviceEnableLldbFlags";
 
 void DockerDevice::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
@@ -687,6 +691,7 @@ void DockerDevice::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
     data.useLocalUidGid = map.value(DockerDeviceUseOutsideUser, HostOsInfo::isLinuxHost()).toBool();
     data.mounts = map.value(DockerDeviceMappedPaths).toStringList();
     data.keepEntryPoint = map.value(DockerDeviceKeepEntryPoint).toBool();
+    data.enableLldbFlags = map.value(DockerDeviceEnableLldbFlags).toBool();
     d->setData(data);
 }
 
@@ -702,6 +707,7 @@ QVariantMap DockerDevice::toMap() const
     map.insert(DockerDeviceUseOutsideUser, data.useLocalUidGid);
     map.insert(DockerDeviceMappedPaths, data.mounts);
     map.insert(DockerDeviceKeepEntryPoint, data.keepEntryPoint);
+    map.insert(DockerDeviceEnableLldbFlags, data.enableLldbFlags);
     return map;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
index c455185117e..2119587c7b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public:
     {
         return imageId == other.imageId && repo == other.repo && tag == other.tag
                && useLocalUidGid == other.useLocalUidGid && mounts == other.mounts
-               && keepEntryPoint == other.keepEntryPoint;
+               && keepEntryPoint == other.keepEntryPoint
+               && enableLldbFlags == other.enableLldbFlags;
     }
 
     bool operator!=(const DockerDeviceData &other) const { return !(*this == other); }
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     bool useLocalUidGid = true;
     QStringList mounts = {Core::DocumentManager::projectsDirectory().toString()};
     bool keepEntryPoint = false;
+    bool enableLldbFlags = false;
 };
 
 class DockerDevice : public ProjectExplorer::IDevice
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.cpp
index 6105b107ba2..fe6fbbfb0b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ DockerDeviceWidget::DockerDeviceWidget(const IDevice::Ptr &device)
         dockerDevice->setData(m_data);
     });
 
+    m_enableLldbFlags = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Enable flags needed for LLDB"));
+    m_enableLldbFlags->setToolTip(Tr::tr("Adds the following flags to the container: "
+                                         "--cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt seccomp=unconfined, "
+                                         "this is necessary to allow lldb to run"));
+    m_enableLldbFlags->setChecked(m_data.enableLldbFlags);
+    m_enableLldbFlags->setEnabled(true);
+
+    connect(m_enableLldbFlags, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, [this, dockerDevice](bool on) {
+        m_data.enableLldbFlags = on;
+        dockerDevice->setData(m_data);
+    });
+
     m_runAsOutsideUser = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Run as outside user"));
     m_runAsOutsideUser->setToolTip(Tr::tr("Uses user ID and group ID of the user running Qt Creator "
                                           "in the docker container."));
@@ -172,6 +184,7 @@ DockerDeviceWidget::DockerDeviceWidget(const IDevice::Ptr &device)
 
     using namespace Layouting;
 
+    // clang-format off
     Form {
         repoLabel, m_repoLineEdit, br,
         tagLabel, m_tagLineEdit, br,
@@ -179,6 +192,7 @@ DockerDeviceWidget::DockerDeviceWidget(const IDevice::Ptr &device)
         daemonStateLabel, m_daemonReset, m_daemonState, br,
         m_runAsOutsideUser, br,
         m_keepEntryPoint, br,
+        m_enableLldbFlags, br,
         Column {
             pathListLabel,
             m_pathsListEdit,
@@ -200,6 +214,7 @@ DockerDeviceWidget::DockerDeviceWidget(const IDevice::Ptr &device)
             logView
         }
     }.attachTo(this, WithoutMargins);
+    // clang-format on
 
     searchDirsLineEdit->setVisible(false);
     auto updateDirectoriesLineEdit = [searchDirsLineEdit](int index) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.h b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.h
index 4780aea7fc5..16aef78f656 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevicewidget.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ private:
     QLabel *m_daemonState;
     QCheckBox *m_runAsOutsideUser;
     QCheckBox *m_keepEntryPoint;
+    QCheckBox *m_enableLldbFlags;
+
     Utils::PathListEditor *m_pathsListEdit;
     KitDetector m_kitItemDetector;