diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5bf90e748..15f2e0edb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
         <maven.plugin.scalatest.version>2.2.0</maven.plugin.scalatest.version>
         <maven.plugin.scalatest.exclude.tags>org.scalatest.tags.Slow</maven.plugin.scalatest.exclude.tags>
         <maven.plugin.scalatest.include.tags></maven.plugin.scalatest.include.tags>
+        <maven.plugin.scalatest.debug.enabled>false</maven.plugin.scalatest.debug.enabled>
         <maven.plugin.spotless.version>2.30.0</maven.plugin.spotless.version>
         <maven.plugin.jacoco.version>0.8.7</maven.plugin.jacoco.version>
         <maven.plugin.scalastyle.version>1.0.0</maven.plugin.scalastyle.version>
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@
             --add-opens=java.base/sun.util.calendar=ALL-UNNAMED
             -Djdk.reflect.useDirectMethodHandle=false
             -Dio.netty.tryReflectionSetAccessible=true</extraJavaTestArgs>
+        <debugArgLine>-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005</debugArgLine>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -1712,6 +1714,8 @@
                         </systemProperties>
                         <tagsToExclude>${maven.plugin.scalatest.exclude.tags}</tagsToExclude>
                         <tagsToInclude>${maven.plugin.scalatest.include.tags}</tagsToInclude>
+                        <debugForkedProcess>${maven.plugin.scalatest.debug.enabled}</debugForkedProcess>
+                        <debugArgLine>${debugArgLine}</debugArgLine>
                     </configuration>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
@@ -2266,6 +2270,14 @@
             </properties>
         </profile>
 
+        <profile>
+            <id>remote-debug</id>
+            <properties>
+                <maven.surefire.debug>${debugArgLine}</maven.surefire.debug>
+                <maven.plugin.scalatest.debug.enabled>true</maven.plugin.scalatest.debug.enabled>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+
         <profile>
             <id>web-ui</id>
             <properties>