diff --git a/src/xunit.runner.visualstudio/Utility/DebuggerProcessLauncher.cs b/src/xunit.runner.visualstudio/Utility/DebuggerProcessLauncher.cs
index b2eeda4..c623446 100644
--- a/src/xunit.runner.visualstudio/Utility/DebuggerProcessLauncher.cs
+++ b/src/xunit.runner.visualstudio/Utility/DebuggerProcessLauncher.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.ObjectModel.Adapter;
 using Xunit.v3;
 
@@ -15,7 +17,25 @@ internal class DebuggerProcessLauncher(IFrameworkHandle2 frameworkHandle2) :
 		if (testProcess is null)
 			return null;
 
-		frameworkHandle2.AttachDebuggerToProcess(testProcess.ProcessID);
+		var waitForDebugger = false;
+
+		if (responseFile is not null)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				var switches = File.ReadAllLines(responseFile);
+				waitForDebugger = switches.Any(s => s.Equals("-waitForDebugger", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+			}
+			catch { }
+		}
+
+		if (waitForDebugger)
+			try
+			{
+				frameworkHandle2.AttachDebuggerToProcess(testProcess.ProcessID);
+			}
+			catch { }
+
 		return testProcess;
 	}
 }