diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@
                          trace=False, initCommands=None, preRunCommands=None,
                          stopCommands=None, exitCommands=None,
                          terminateCommands=None, sourcePath=None,
-                         debuggerRoot=None, runInTerminal=False):
+                         debuggerRoot=None, runInTerminal=False,
+                         disconnectAutomatically=True):
         '''Build the default Makefile target, create the VSCode debug adaptor,
            and launch the process.
         '''
@@ -350,4 +351,5 @@
         return self.launch(program, args, cwd, env, stopOnEntry, disableASLR,
                     disableSTDIO, shellExpandArguments, trace,
                     initCommands, preRunCommands, stopCommands, exitCommands,
-                    terminateCommands, sourcePath, debuggerRoot, runInTerminal=runInTerminal)
+                    terminateCommands, sourcePath, debuggerRoot, runInTerminal=runInTerminal,
+                    disconnectAutomatically=disconnectAutomatically)
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/disconnect/TestVSCode_disconnect.py b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/disconnect/TestVSCode_disconnect.py
--- a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/disconnect/TestVSCode_disconnect.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/disconnect/TestVSCode_disconnect.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             created.
         """
         program = self.getBuildArtifact("a.out")
-        self.build_and_launch(program)
+        self.build_and_launch(program, disconnectAutomatically=False)
 
         # We set a breakpoint right before the side effect file is created
         self.set_source_breakpoints(self.source, [line_number(self.source, '// breakpoint')])