diff --git a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrParser.h b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrParser.h
index 9cf78a769..b270dcef4 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrParser.h
+++ b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrParser.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct CustomItem {
  *        debug protocol (jtag or swd)
  *        debug clock speed
  *        debug configuration file
+ *        device settings
  *        start pname
  *        telnet options
  *        systemview options
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ struct DebuggerItem {
   std::string protocol;
   std::string clock;
   std::string dbgconf;
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> deviceSettings;
   std::string startPname;
   std::vector<TelnetItem> telnet;
   SystemViewItem systemView;
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrUtils.h b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrUtils.h
index 2b2c62eee..988ee63d1 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrUtils.h
+++ b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrUtils.h
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ class ProjMgrUtils {
   */
   static const std::string FormatPath(const std::string& original, const std::string& directory, bool useAbsolutePaths = false);
 
+  /**
+  * @brief parse variable assignments from a dbgconf file
+   * @param dbgconf path to dbgconf file
+   * @return map of variable names to assigned values
+  */
+  static std::map<std::string, std::string> ParseDbgconfFile(const std::string& dbgconf);
+
   /**
    * @brief adjust relative path fragments in a list of values
    * @param vec list of strings that may contain relative paths
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrWorker.h b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrWorker.h
index c7d299408..e292177f9 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrWorker.h
+++ b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrWorker.h
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ struct TemplateItem {
  *        debug protocol (jtag or swd)
  *        debug clock speed
  *        debug configuration file
+ *        device settings
  *        start pname
  *        list of gdbserver items
  *        list of telnet options items
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ struct DebuggerType {
   std::string protocol;
   std::optional<unsigned long long> clock;
   std::string dbgconf;
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> deviceSettings;
   std::string startPname;
   std::vector<GdbServerItem> gdbserver;
   std::map<std::string, TelnetOptionsItem> telnet;
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrYamlParser.h b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrYamlParser.h
index 78e4156e2..13f25aa8e 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrYamlParser.h
+++ b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrYamlParser.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ static constexpr const char* YAML_DEBUG_TOPOLOGY = "debug-topology";
 static constexpr const char* YAML_DEBUGGER = "debugger";
 static constexpr const char* YAML_DEBUGPORTS = "debugports";
 static constexpr const char* YAML_DBGCONF = "dbgconf";
+static constexpr const char* YAML_DEVICE_SETTINGS = "device-settings";
 static constexpr const char* YAML_DEFAULT = "default";
 static constexpr const char* YAML_DEFAULTS = "defaults";
 static constexpr const char* YAML_DEFINE = "define";
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ class ProjMgrYamlParser {
   void ParseString(const YAML::Node& parent, const std::string& key, std::string& value);
   void ParseNumber(const YAML::Node& parent, const std::string& file, const std::string& key, std::string& value);
   void ParseInt(const YAML::Node& parent, const std::string& key, int& value);
+  void ParseMapOfStrings(const YAML::Node& parent, const std::string& key, std::map<std::string, std::string>& value);
   void ParseVector(const YAML::Node& parent, const std::string& key, std::vector<std::string>& value);
   void ParseVectorOfStringPairs(const YAML::Node& parent, const std::string& key, std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>>& value);
   void ParseVectorOrString(const YAML::Node& parent, const std::string& key, std::vector<std::string>& value);
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/schemas/common.schema.json b/tools/projmgr/schemas/common.schema.json
index 7b4b04817..82c4f9261 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/schemas/common.schema.json
+++ b/tools/projmgr/schemas/common.schema.json
@@ -2292,11 +2292,18 @@
         "gdbserver":       { "$ref": "#/definitions/GdbServersType" },
         "telnet":          { "$ref": "#/definitions/TelnetOptionsType" },
         "rtt":             { "$ref": "#/definitions/RttOptionsType" },
-        "systemview":      { "$ref": "#/definitions/SystemViewOptionType" }
+        "systemview":      { "$ref": "#/definitions/SystemViewOptionType" },
+        "device-settings": { "$ref": "#/definitions/DeviceSettingsType" }
       },
       "additionalProperties": true,
       "required": ["name"]
     },
+    "DeviceSettingsType": {
+      "title": "device-settings:\nDocumentation: https://open-cmsis-pack.github.io/cmsis-toolbox/pyOCD-Debugger/#device-settings",
+      "description": "Debugger device settings.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": { "type": [ "string", "number", "boolean" ] }
+    },
     "RttOptionsType": {
       "title": "rtt:\nDocumentation: https://open-cmsis-pack.github.io/cmsis-toolbox/pyOCD-Debugger/#rtt",
       "description": "Configuration for RTT features.",
@@ -2586,7 +2593,8 @@
         "start-pname":     { "type": "string", "description": "Debugger connects at start to this processor." },
         "telnet":          { "$ref": "#/definitions/TelnetOptionsType" },
         "rtt":             { "$ref": "#/definitions/RttOptionsType" },
-        "systemview":      { "$ref": "#/definitions/SystemViewOptionType" }
+        "systemview":      { "$ref": "#/definitions/SystemViewOptionType" },
+        "device-settings": { "$ref": "#/definitions/DeviceSettingsType" }
       },
       "additionalProperties": true,
       "required": ["name"]
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrCbuildRun.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrCbuildRun.cpp
index b76dbc0fa..0ff5c9c13 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrCbuildRun.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrCbuildRun.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class ProjMgrCbuildRun : public ProjMgrCbuildBase {
   void SetFilesNode(YAML::Node node, const std::vector<FilesType>& outputs);
   void SetResourcesNode(YAML::Node node, const SystemResourcesType& systemResources);
   void SetDebuggerNode(YAML::Node node, const DebuggerType& debugger);
+  void SetDeviceSettingsNode(YAML::Node node, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& deviceSettings);
   void SetDebugVarsNode(YAML::Node node, const DebugVarsType& debugVars);
   void SetDebugSequencesNode(YAML::Node node, const std::vector<DebugSequencesType>& algorithms);
   void SetDebugSequencesBlockNode(YAML::Node node, const std::vector<DebugSequencesBlockType>& blocks);
@@ -187,10 +188,17 @@ void ProjMgrCbuildRun::SetDebuggerNode(YAML::Node node, const DebuggerType& debu
     SetGdbServerNode(node[YAML_GDBSERVER], debugger.gdbserver);
     SetTelnetNode(node[YAML_TELNET], debugger.telnet);
     SetSystemViewNode(node[YAML_SYSTEMVIEW], debugger.systemView);
+    SetDeviceSettingsNode(node[YAML_DEVICE_SETTINGS], debugger.deviceSettings);
     SetCustomNodes(node, debugger.custom);
   }
 }
 
+void ProjMgrCbuildRun::SetDeviceSettingsNode(YAML::Node node, const map<string, string>& deviceSettings) {
+  for (const auto& [key, value] : deviceSettings) {
+    node[key] = value;
+  }
+}
+
 YAML::Node ProjMgrCbuildRun::GetCustomNode(const CustomItem& value) {
   YAML::Node node;
   if (!value.scalar.empty()) {
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp
index bd08669e5..0581c0335 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRunDebug.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,14 @@ void ProjMgrRunDebug::CollectDebuggerSettings(const ContextItem& context, const
     m_runDebug.debugger = defaultDebugger;
   }
 
+  // device-settings from dbgconf
+  if (m_runDebug.debugger.deviceSettings.empty() && !m_runDebug.debugger.dbgconf.empty()) {
+    m_runDebug.debugger.deviceSettings = ProjMgrUtils::ParseDbgconfFile(m_runDebug.debugger.dbgconf);
+  }
+  if (!m_runDebug.debugger.deviceSettings.empty()) {
+    m_runDebug.debugger.dbgconf.clear();
+  }
+
   // primary processor: pname of first cproject
   if (m_runDebug.debugger.startPname.empty()) {
     m_runDebug.debugger.startPname = context.deviceItem.pname;
@@ -451,7 +459,6 @@ void ProjMgrRunDebug::CollectDebuggerSettings(const ContextItem& context, const
 
   // merge custom options
   MergeCustomItems(context.debugger.custom, m_runDebug.debugger.custom);
-
 }
 
 void ProjMgrRunDebug::CollectTelnetOptions(const ContextItem& context, DebugAdapterItem& adapter,
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrUtils.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrUtils.cpp
index 67a3df26c..702075ecc 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrUtils.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrUtils.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "CrossPlatform.h"
 #include "CrossPlatformUtils.h"
 
+#include <cctype>
 #include <regex>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -22,6 +23,64 @@ static constexpr const char* HIGHER_OR_EQUAL_OPERATOR = ">=";
 static constexpr const char* TILDE_OPERATOR = "~";
 static constexpr const char* CARET_OPERATOR = "^";
 
+// Dbgconf assignment names follow C-style identifier rules.
+static bool IsDbgconfVariableName(const string& value) {
+  if (value.empty() || (!isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(value[0])) && value[0] != '_')) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return all_of(value.begin() + 1, value.end(), [](unsigned char c) { return isalnum(c) || c == '_'; });
+}
+
+// Remove surrounding whitespace without changing the assignment value content.
+static string Trim(const string& value) {
+  const auto first = find_if_not(value.begin(), value.end(), [](unsigned char c) { return isspace(c); });
+  const auto last = find_if_not(value.rbegin(), value.rend(), [](unsigned char c) { return isspace(c); }).base();
+  return first < last ? string(first, last) : string();
+}
+
+// Strip C and C++ comments while preserving line breaks that separate statements.
+static string StripCComments(const string& input) {
+  string output;
+  bool inLineComment = false;
+  size_t blockCommentDepth = 0;
+  size_t index = 0;
+  while (index < input.length()) {
+    const char current = input[index];
+    const char next = index + 1 < input.length() ? input[index + 1] : '\0';
+
+    if (inLineComment) {
+      if (current == '\n' || current == '\r') {
+        inLineComment = false;
+        output += current;
+      }
+      ++index;
+    } else if (blockCommentDepth > 0) {
+      if (current == '/' && next == '*') {
+        ++blockCommentDepth;
+        index += 2;
+      } else if (current == '*' && next == '/') {
+        --blockCommentDepth;
+        index += 2;
+      } else {
+        if (current == '\n' || current == '\r') {
+          output += current;
+        }
+        ++index;
+      }
+    } else if (current == '/' && next == '/') {
+      inLineComment = true;
+      index += 2;
+    } else if (current == '/' && next == '*') {
+      blockCommentDepth = 1;
+      index += 2;
+    } else {
+      output += current;
+      ++index;
+    }
+  }
+  return output;
+}
+
 RtePackage* ProjMgrUtils::ReadGpdscFile(const string& gpdsc, bool& valid) {
   fs::path path(gpdsc);
   error_code ec;
@@ -439,6 +498,38 @@ const string ProjMgrUtils::FormatPath(const string& original, const string& dire
   return path;
 }
 
+map<string, string> ProjMgrUtils::ParseDbgconfFile(const string& dbgconf) {
+  string content;
+  map<string, string> assignments;
+  if (!RteFsUtils::ReadFile(dbgconf, content)) {
+    return assignments;
+  }
+
+  const string contentWithoutComments = StripCComments(content);
+  // Split semicolon-separated statements, also accepting a final unterminated assignment.
+  size_t statementStart = 0;
+  size_t statementEnd = contentWithoutComments.find(';');
+  while (statementStart < contentWithoutComments.length()) {
+    const string statement = contentWithoutComments.substr(
+      statementStart,
+      statementEnd == string::npos ? string::npos : statementEnd - statementStart);
+    const size_t assignment = statement.find('=');
+    if (assignment != string::npos) {
+      const string key = Trim(statement.substr(0, assignment));
+      const string value = Trim(statement.substr(assignment + 1));
+      if (IsDbgconfVariableName(key)) {
+        assignments[key] = value;
+      }
+    }
+    if (statementEnd == string::npos) {
+      break;
+    }
+    statementStart = statementEnd + 1;
+    statementEnd = contentWithoutComments.find(';', statementStart);
+  }
+  return assignments;
+}
+
 bool ProjMgrUtils::ContainsIncompatiblePack(const std::list<RtePackage*>& packs, const std::string& requirement) {
   bool incompatible = false;
   for (const auto& p : packs) {
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp
index de0c0b1f1..df90e641f 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp
@@ -2740,6 +2740,7 @@ bool ProjMgrWorker::ProcessDebuggers(ContextItem& context) {
       }
     }
     context.debugger.startPname = m_activeTargetSet.debugger.startPname;
+    context.debugger.deviceSettings = m_activeTargetSet.debugger.deviceSettings;
     for (auto telnet : m_activeTargetSet.debugger.telnet) {
       if (!telnet.file.empty()) {
         if (!ProcessSequenceRelative(context, telnet.file, context.csolution->directory, false)) {
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrYamlParser.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrYamlParser.cpp
index 2a052053f..ad7cc8577 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrYamlParser.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrYamlParser.cpp
@@ -402,6 +402,14 @@ void ProjMgrYamlParser::ParseInt(const YAML::Node& parent, const string& key, in
   }
 }
 
+void ProjMgrYamlParser::ParseMapOfStrings(const YAML::Node& parent, const string& key, map<string, string>& value) {
+  if (parent[key].IsDefined() && parent[key].IsMap()) {
+    for (const auto& item : parent[key]) {
+      value[item.first.as<string>()] = YAML::IsNullString(item.second.as<string>()) ? "" : item.second.as<string>();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void ProjMgrYamlParser::ParseVector(const YAML::Node& parent, const string& key, vector<string>& value) {
   if (parent[key].IsDefined() && parent[key].IsSequence()) {
     value = parent[key].as<vector<string>>();
@@ -637,10 +645,11 @@ void ProjMgrYamlParser::ParseDebugger(const YAML::Node& parent, const string& fi
     ParseString(debuggerNode, YAML_PROTOCOL, debugger.protocol);
     ParseNumber(debuggerNode, file, YAML_CLOCK, debugger.clock);
     ParsePortablePath(debuggerNode, file, YAML_DBGCONF, debugger.dbgconf);
+    ParseMapOfStrings(debuggerNode, YAML_DEVICE_SETTINGS, debugger.deviceSettings);
     ParseString(debuggerNode, YAML_START_PNAME, debugger.startPname);
     ParseTelnet(debuggerNode, file, debugger.telnet);
 	ParseSystemView(debuggerNode, file, debugger.systemView);
-    ParseCustom(debuggerNode, { YAML_NAME, YAML_PROTOCOL, YAML_CLOCK, YAML_DBGCONF, YAML_START_PNAME, YAML_TELNET, YAML_SYSTEMVIEW }, debugger.custom);
+    ParseCustom(debuggerNode, { YAML_NAME, YAML_PROTOCOL, YAML_CLOCK, YAML_DBGCONF, YAML_DEVICE_SETTINGS, YAML_START_PNAME, YAML_TELNET, YAML_SYSTEMVIEW }, debugger.custom);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only+CM0.cbuild-run.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
index bc115cb46..3fd265a33 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ cbuild-run:
     name: CMSIS-DAP@pyOCD
     protocol: swd
     clock: 10000000
-    dbgconf: ../.cmsis/image-only+CM0.dbgconf
     gdbserver:
       - port: 3333
+    device-settings:
+      ReleaseM0OnConnect: 1
+      ReleaseM0SubOnConnect: 1
+      RoutingTPIU: 0x00000000
+      VecResetWithPeriph: 1
   debug-vars:
     vars: |
       __var DbgMCU_CR      = 0x00000007;   // DBGMCU_CR: DBG_SLEEP, DBG_STOP, DBG_STANDBY
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only-multicore+CM0.cbuild-run.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only-multicore+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
index cb66e52b9..afff6f78b 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only-multicore+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/ImageOnly/ref/image-only-multicore+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
@@ -76,13 +76,17 @@ cbuild-run:
     name: CMSIS-DAP@pyOCD
     protocol: swd
     clock: 10000000
-    dbgconf: ../.cmsis/image-only-multicore+CM0.dbgconf
     gdbserver:
       - port: 3333
       - port: 3334
         pname: cm0_core0
       - port: 3335
         pname: cm0_core1
+    device-settings:
+      ReleaseM0OnConnect: 1
+      ReleaseM0SubOnConnect: 1
+      RoutingTPIU: 0x00000000
+      VecResetWithPeriph: 1
   debug-vars:
     vars: |
       __var DbgMCU_CR      = 0x00000007;   // DBGMCU_CR: DBG_SLEEP, DBG_STOP, DBG_STANDBY
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/custom+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/custom+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml
index 98777c466..202857136 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/custom+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/custom+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ cbuild-run:
     name: Test Custom Adapter
     protocol: jtag
     clock: 40000000
-    dbgconf: ../../data/TestRunDebug/.cmsis/custom+TestHW.dbgconf
+    device-settings:
+      ReleaseM0OnConnect: 1
+      ReleaseM0SubOnConnect: 1
+      RoutingTPIU: 0x00000000
+      VecResetWithPeriph: 1
     custom-adapter-key: custom adapter value
     custom-key-overwrite: custom value overwrite
     custom-map:
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml
index 8be60bf37..d0a472b62 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW.cbuild-run.yml
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ cbuild-run:
     info: Info target-set
     protocol: jtag
     clock: 20000000
-    dbgconf: ../../data/TestRunDebug/RTE/Device/RteTest1/RteTest1.dbgconf
     gdbserver:
       - port: 3333
+    device-settings:
+      reset-mode: hardware
+      trace-port: enabled
   debug-vars:
     vars: |
       __var DbgMCU_CR      = 0x00000007;   // DBGMCU_CR: DBG_SLEEP, DBG_STOP, DBG_STANDBY
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml
index 81d44bab3..332ec86f1 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/ref/run-debug+TestHW3.cbuild-run.yml
@@ -92,13 +92,17 @@ cbuild-run:
     name: CMSIS-DAP@pyOCD
     protocol: swd
     clock: 10000000
-    dbgconf: ../../data/TestRunDebug/.cmsis/run-debug+TestHW3.dbgconf
     start-pname: cm0_core1
     gdbserver:
       - port: 3333
         pname: cm0_core1
       - port: 3334
         pname: cm0_core0
+    device-settings:
+      ReleaseM0OnConnect: 1
+      ReleaseM0SubOnConnect: 1
+      RoutingTPIU: 0x00000000
+      VecResetWithPeriph: 1
   debug-vars:
     vars: |
       __var DbgMCU_CR      = 0x00000007;   // DBGMCU_CR: DBG_SLEEP, DBG_STOP, DBG_STANDBY
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/run-debug.csolution.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/run-debug.csolution.yml
index 250e712b1..a25e9fa70 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/run-debug.csolution.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/TestRunDebug/run-debug.csolution.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ solution:
             protocol: jtag
             clock: 20000000
             dbgconf: RTE/Device/RteTest1/RteTest1.dbgconf
+            device-settings:
+              reset-mode: hardware
+              trace-port: enabled
           images:
             - project-context: run-debug
               load: none
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/WestSupport/ref/solution+CM0.cbuild-run.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/WestSupport/ref/solution+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
index 8f3f0ef7f..ecf2e553e 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/data/WestSupport/ref/solution+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/WestSupport/ref/solution+CM0.cbuild-run.yml
@@ -92,13 +92,17 @@ cbuild-run:
     name: CMSIS-DAP@pyOCD
     protocol: swd
     clock: 10000000
-    dbgconf: ../.cmsis/solution+CM0.dbgconf
     start-pname: cm0_core0
     gdbserver:
       - port: 3333
         pname: cm0_core0
       - port: 3334
         pname: cm0_core1
+    device-settings:
+      ReleaseM0OnConnect: 1
+      ReleaseM0SubOnConnect: 1
+      RoutingTPIU: 0x00000000
+      VecResetWithPeriph: 1
   debug-vars:
     vars: |
       __var DbgMCU_CR      = 0x00000007;   // DBGMCU_CR: DBG_SLEEP, DBG_STOP, DBG_STANDBY
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUtilsUnitTests.cpp b/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUtilsUnitTests.cpp
index 617d3eea2..2e4855f5a 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUtilsUnitTests.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUtilsUnitTests.cpp
@@ -534,6 +534,38 @@ TEST_F(ProjMgrUtilsUnitTests, FormatPath) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST_F(ProjMgrUtilsUnitTests, ParseDbgconfFile) {
+  const string testDir = testoutput_folder + "/ParseDbgconfFile";
+  const string dbgconf = testDir + "/test.dbgconf";
+  RteFsUtils::CreateDirectories(testDir);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(RteFsUtils::CreateTextFile(dbgconf,
+    "// leading comment\n"
+    "ReleaseM0OnConnect = 1; // trailing comment\n"
+    "/* block comment with ignored = assignment; */\n"
+    "RoutingTPIU =\n"
+    "  0x00000000;\n"
+    "TracePins = (1 << 18) | 3;\n"
+    "VecResetWithPeriph /* inline block comment */ = 1;\n"
+    "NestedBlockComment = 3 /* outer /* inner */ still outer */;\n"
+    "LineCommentInBlock = 4 /* // not a line comment\n"
+    "  still block comment */;\n"
+    "BlockCommentInLine = 5; // /* not a block comment */\n"
+    "MissingTerminator = 2\n"));
+
+  const map<string, string> expected = {
+    {"ReleaseM0OnConnect", "1"},
+    {"RoutingTPIU", "0x00000000"},
+    {"TracePins", "(1 << 18) | 3"},
+    {"VecResetWithPeriph", "1"},
+    {"NestedBlockComment", "3"},
+    {"LineCommentInBlock", "4"},
+    {"BlockCommentInLine", "5"},
+    {"MissingTerminator", "2"},
+  };
+  EXPECT_EQ(expected, ProjMgrUtils::ParseDbgconfFile(dbgconf));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ProjMgrUtils::ParseDbgconfFile(testDir + "/missing.dbgconf").empty());
+}
+
 TEST_F(ProjMgrUtilsUnitTests, ContainsIncompatiblePack) {
   ProjMgrKernel::Get()->SetCmsisPackRoot(testcmsispack_folder);
   std::list<std::string> pdscFiles;