diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12624048..080f7ba8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 out
 node_modules
 *.vsix
-.vscode-test
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode-test
+
+# Editor littering
+*.swp
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*~
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea44d57d..34611a20 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,13 +73,17 @@
 				"configurationAttributes": {
 					"launch": {
 						"required": [
-							"target"
+							"executable"
 						],
 						"properties": {
-							"target": {
+							"executable": {
 								"type": "string",
 								"description": "Path of executable"
 							},
+							"target": {
+								"type": "string",
+								"description": "Path of executable (DEPRECATED use executable argument instead)"
+							},
 							"arguments": {
 								"type": "string",
 								"description": "Arguments to append after the executable. You can also use pipes."
@@ -107,6 +111,10 @@
 								"description": "Additional arguments to pass to GDB",
 								"default": []
 							},
+							"extendedRemote": {
+								"type": "string",
+								"description": "gdbserver (extended-remote) to connect to (eg :2345)"
+							},
 							"valuesFormatting": {
 								"type": "string",
 								"description": "Set the way of showing variable values. 'disabled' - show value as is, 'parseText' - parse debuggers output text into structure, 'prettyPrinters' - enable debuggers custom pretty-printers if there are any",
@@ -436,6 +444,19 @@
 							]
 						},
 						"valuesFormatting": "parseText"
+					},
+					{
+						"label": "GDB: Debug on remote device",
+						"description": "Transfer program to and debug it on a remote device",
+						"body": {
+							"type": "gdb",
+							"request": "launch",
+							"name": "${3:Debug remote device}",
+							"extendedRemote": "${2:192.168.0.1:2345}",
+							"executable": "${1:./bin/executable.elf}",
+							"cwd": "^\"\\${workspaceRoot}\""
+						},
+						"valuesFormatting": "parseText"
 					}
 				]
 			},
diff --git a/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts b/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts
index 5cbd8284..c7486aea 100644
--- a/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts
+++ b/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts
@@ -50,18 +50,30 @@ export class MI2 extends EventEmitter implements IBackend {
 		}
 	}
 
-	load(cwd: string, target: string, procArgs: string, separateConsole: string): Thenable<any> {
-		if (!nativePath.isAbsolute(target))
-			target = nativePath.join(cwd, target);
+	load(cwd: string, executable: string, procArgs: string, separateConsole: string, extendedRemote?: string): Thenable<any> {
+		if (!nativePath.isAbsolute(executable))
+			executable = nativePath.join(cwd, executable);
 		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 			this.isSSH = false;
-			const args = this.preargs.concat(this.extraargs || []);
+			const args = this.preargs.concat(this.extraargs || [], [executable]);
 			this.process = ChildProcess.spawn(this.application, args, { cwd: cwd, env: this.procEnv });
 			this.process.stdout.on("data", this.stdout.bind(this));
 			this.process.stderr.on("data", this.stderr.bind(this));
 			this.process.on("exit", (() => { this.emit("quit"); }).bind(this));
 			this.process.on("error", ((err) => { this.emit("launcherror", err); }).bind(this));
-			const promises = this.initCommands(target, cwd);
+			let promises;
+			if (extendedRemote !== undefined) {
+				let remoteExecutable = nativePath.basename(executable);
+				promises = [
+					this.sendCommand(`set target-async on`, true),
+					this.sendCommand(`environment-directory "${escape(cwd)}"`, true),
+					this.sendCommand(`target-select extended-remote ${extendedRemote}`),
+					this.sendCommand(`target-file-put "${escape(executable)}" ${remoteExecutable}`),
+					this.sendCommand(`gdb-set remote exec-file ./${remoteExecutable}`)
+				];
+			} else
+				promises = this.initCommands(executable, cwd);
+
 			if (procArgs && procArgs.length)
 				promises.push(this.sendCommand("exec-arguments " + procArgs));
 			if (process.platform == "win32") {
@@ -181,20 +193,20 @@ export class MI2 extends EventEmitter implements IBackend {
 		});
 	}
 
-	protected initCommands(target: string, cwd: string, ssh: boolean = false, attach: boolean = false) {
+	protected initCommands(executable: string, cwd: string, ssh: boolean = false, attach: boolean = false) {
 		if (ssh) {
-			if (!path.isAbsolute(target))
-				target = path.join(cwd, target);
+			if (!path.isAbsolute(executable))
+				executable = path.join(cwd, executable);
 		} else {
-			if (!nativePath.isAbsolute(target))
-				target = nativePath.join(cwd, target);
+			if (!nativePath.isAbsolute(executable))
+				executable = nativePath.join(cwd, executable);
 		}
 		const cmds = [
 			this.sendCommand("gdb-set target-async on", true),
 			this.sendCommand("environment-directory \"" + escape(cwd) + "\"", true)
 		];
 		if (!attach)
-			cmds.push(this.sendCommand("file-exec-and-symbols \"" + escape(target) + "\""));
+			cmds.push(this.sendCommand("file-exec-and-symbols \"" + escape(executable) + "\""));
 		if (this.prettyPrint)
 			cmds.push(this.sendCommand("enable-pretty-printing"));
 
diff --git a/src/gdb.ts b/src/gdb.ts
index a8b547c7..4119dfb7 100644
--- a/src/gdb.ts
+++ b/src/gdb.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import { SSHArguments, ValuesFormattingMode } from './backend/backend';
 
 export interface LaunchRequestArguments extends DebugProtocol.LaunchRequestArguments {
 	cwd: string;
+	executable: string;
 	target: string;
 	gdbpath: string;
 	env: any;
 	debugger_args: string[];
 	arguments: string;
 	terminal: string;
+	extendedRemote: string;
 	autorun: string[];
 	ssh: SSHArguments;
 	valuesFormatting: ValuesFormattingMode;
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ class GDBDebugSession extends MI2DebugSession {
 		this.setValuesFormattingMode(args.valuesFormatting);
 		this.miDebugger.printCalls = !!args.printCalls;
 		this.miDebugger.debugOutput = !!args.showDevDebugOutput;
+		if (args.executable == undefined)
+			args.executable = args.target; // legacy compatibility
 		if (args.ssh !== undefined) {
 			if (args.ssh.forwardX11 === undefined)
 				args.ssh.forwardX11 = true;
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ class GDBDebugSession extends MI2DebugSession {
 			this.isSSH = true;
 			this.trimCWD = args.cwd.replace(/\\/g, "/");
 			this.switchCWD = args.ssh.cwd;
-			this.miDebugger.ssh(args.ssh, args.ssh.cwd, args.target, args.arguments, args.terminal, false).then(() => {
+			this.miDebugger.ssh(args.ssh, args.ssh.cwd, args.executable, args.arguments, args.terminal, false).then(() => {
 				if (args.autorun)
 					args.autorun.forEach(command => {
 						this.miDebugger.sendUserInput(command);
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ class GDBDebugSession extends MI2DebugSession {
 				this.sendErrorResponse(response, 102, `Failed to SSH: ${err.toString()}`);
 			});
 		} else {
-			this.miDebugger.load(args.cwd, args.target, args.arguments, args.terminal).then(() => {
+			this.miDebugger.load(args.cwd, args.executable, args.arguments, args.terminal, args.extendedRemote).then(() => {
 				if (args.autorun)
 					args.autorun.forEach(command => {
 						this.miDebugger.sendUserInput(command);