diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04f8afc0..f91c7695 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -825,10 +825,27 @@
                                 "default": false,
                                 "description": "Delete any currently installed dev channel before starting the debug session"
                             },
-                            "enableRemoteControl": {
-                                "type": "boolean",
-                                "default": true,
-                                "description": "Enable remote control mode when starting the debug session"
+                            "remoteControlMode": {
+                                "oneOf": [
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "object",
+                                        "description": "Options for activating and deactivating remote control mode",
+                                        "properties": {
+                                            "activateOnSessionStart": {
+                                                "type": "boolean",
+                                                "description": "Activate remote control mode on debug session start"
+                                            },
+                                            "deactivateOnSessionEnd": {
+                                                "type": "boolean",
+                                                "description": "Deactivate remote control mode on session end"
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "boolean",
+                                        "description": "Activate on session start, deactivate on session end."
+                                    }
+                                ]
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.spec.ts b/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.spec.ts
index 8148b288..20eb5cdf 100644
--- a/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.spec.ts
+++ b/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.spec.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ describe('BrightScriptConfigurationProvider', () => {
             expect(config.packagePort).to.equal(1234);
             expect(config.remotePort).to.equal(5678);
         });
+
+        [
+            { input: true, expected: { activateOnSessionStart: true, deactivateOnSessionEnd: true } },
+            { input: false, expected: { activateOnSessionStart: false, deactivateOnSessionEnd: false } },
+            { input: undefined, expected: { activateOnSessionStart: false, deactivateOnSessionEnd: false } }
+        ].forEach(({ input, expected }) => {
+            it('allows using a bool value for remoteConfigMode', async () => {
+                let config = await configProvider.resolveDebugConfiguration(folder, <any>{
+                    remoteControlMode: input
+                });
+                expect(config.remoteControlMode).to.deep.equal(expected);
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('processLogfilePath', () => {
diff --git a/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.ts b/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.ts
index 202d83bb..2b794aa8 100644
--- a/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.ts
+++ b/src/DebugConfigurationProvider.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ export class BrightScriptDebugConfigurationProvider implements DebugConfiguratio
             remotePort: 8060,
             rendezvousTracking: true,
             deleteDevChannelBeforeInstall: false,
-            enableRemoteControl: false
+            remoteControlMode: {
+                activateOnSessionStart: false,
+                deactivateOnSessionEnd: false
+            }
         };
 
         let config: any = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('brightscript') || {};
@@ -244,7 +247,8 @@ export class BrightScriptDebugConfigurationProvider implements DebugConfiguratio
         config.cwd = folderUri.fsPath;
         config.rendezvousTracking = config.rendezvousTracking === false ? false : true;
         config.deleteDevChannelBeforeInstall = config.deleteDevChannelBeforeInstall === true;
-        config.enableRemoteControl = config.enableRemoteControl === true ? true : this.configDefaults.enableRemoteControl;
+        config.remoteControlMode = config.remoteControlMode ? config.remoteControlMode : this.configDefaults.remoteControlMode;
+        config.remoteControlMode = config.remoteControlMode === true ? { activateOnSessionStart: true, deactivateOnSessionEnd: true } : config.remoteControlMode;
 
         if (config.request !== 'launch') {
             await vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`roku-debug only supports the 'launch' request type`);
@@ -565,8 +569,8 @@ export interface BrightScriptLaunchConfiguration extends LaunchConfiguration {
     disableScreenSaver?: boolean;
 
     /**
-     * If true, the remote control will be enabled at the start of the debug session
+     * If true, the remote control will be enabled at the start of the debug session, and disabled at the end of the debug session.
      * @default false
      */
-    enableRemoteControl?: boolean;
+    remoteControlMode?: boolean | { activateOnSessionStart?: boolean; deactivateOnSessionEnd?: boolean };
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 66810440..42f6f93c 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class Extension {
             if (e.type === 'brightscript') {
                 this.chanperfStatusBar.hide();
                 const config = e.configuration as BrightScriptLaunchConfiguration;
-                if (config.enableRemoteControl) {
+                if (config.remoteControlMode && (config.remoteControlMode === true || config.remoteControlMode?.deactivateOnSessionEnd === true)) {
                     void this.remoteControlManager.setRemoteControlMode(false, 'launch');
                 }
             }
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class Extension {
             const config = e.body as BrightScriptLaunchConfiguration;
             await docLinkProvider.setLaunchConfig(config);
             logOutputManager.setLaunchConfig(config);
-            if (config.enableRemoteControl) {
+            if (config.remoteControlMode && (config.remoteControlMode === true || config.remoteControlMode?.activateOnSessionStart === true)) {
                 void this.remoteControlManager.setRemoteControlMode(true, 'launch');
             }
         } else if (isChannelPublishedEvent(e)) {