diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58ca3e3d..7d1924f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,9 +108,15 @@
                             }, 
                             "debuggerArgs": {
                                 "default": [], 
-                                "description": "Additional arguments to pass to GDB", 
+                                "description": "Additional arguments to pass to GDB command line", 
                                 "type": "array"
-                            }, 
+                            },
+                            "postLaunchCommands": {
+                                "default": [],
+                                "type": "array",
+                                "items": "string",
+                                "description": "Additional GDB Commands to be executed after the main attach sequequnce has finished. (Machine interface commands should include - prefix)."
+                            },
                             "device": {
                                 "default": "", 
                                 "description": "Target Device Identifier", 
@@ -519,9 +525,15 @@
                             }, 
                             "debuggerArgs": {
                                 "default": [], 
-                                "description": "Additional arguments to pass to GDB", 
+                                "description": "Additional arguments to pass to GDB command line", 
                                 "type": "array"
-                            }, 
+                            },
+                            "postLaunchCommands": {
+                                "default": [],
+                                "type": "array",
+                                "items": "string",
+                                "description": "Additional GDB Commands to be executed after the main attach sequequnce has finished. (Machine interface commands should include - prefix)."
+                            },
                             "device": {
                                 "default": "", 
                                 "description": "Target Device Identifier", 
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index a1bb8876..b5fe1b4d 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export interface ConfigurationArguments extends DebugProtocol.LaunchRequestArgum
 	serverpath: string;
 	device: string;
 	debuggerArgs: string[];
+	postLaunchCommands: string[];
 	svdFile: string;
 	swoConfig: SWOConfiguration;
 	graphConfig: any[];
diff --git a/src/frontend/configprovider.ts b/src/frontend/configprovider.ts
index 37209513..57b7a962 100644
--- a/src/frontend/configprovider.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/configprovider.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class CortexDebugConfigurationProvider implements vscode.DebugConfigurati
 			});
 		}
 		if (!config.graphConfig) { config.graphConfig = []; }
+		if (!config.postLaunchCommands) { config.postLaunchCommands = []; }
 
 		switch (type) {
 			case 'jlink':
diff --git a/src/gdb.ts b/src/gdb.ts
index d37983ee..a71b2fbb 100644
--- a/src/gdb.ts
+++ b/src/gdb.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ export class GDBDebugSession extends DebugSession {
 
 				let commands = attach ? this.serverController.attachCommands() : this.serverController.launchCommands();
 
+				commands = commands.concat(this.args.postLaunchCommands.map(c => c.startsWith('-') ? c.substring(1) : `interpreter-exec console "${c}"`));
+
 				this.serverController.debuggerLaunchStarted();
 				this.miDebugger.connect(this.args.cwd, this.args.executable, commands).then(() => {
 					setTimeout(() => {