diff --git a/src/reusedBrowser.ts b/src/reusedBrowser.ts
index 2508d0140..b39b6d18b 100644
--- a/src/reusedBrowser.ts
+++ b/src/reusedBrowser.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class ReusedBrowser implements vscodeTypes.Disposable {
   private _cancelRecording: (() => void) | undefined;
   private _isRunningTests?: 'run' | 'debug';
   private _insertedEditActionCount = 0;
+  private _keepBrowserAfterDebugRun = false;
   private _envProvider: (configFile: string) => NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
   private _disposables: vscodeTypes.Disposable[] = [];
   private _pageCount = 0;
@@ -220,6 +221,10 @@ export class ReusedBrowser implements vscodeTypes.Disposable {
       return;
     if (pageCount)
       return;
+    // The page may have been torn down with the debugged test process -
+    // keep the browser around so that the user can inspect and record it.
+    if (this._keepBrowserAfterDebugRun)
+      return;
     this._stop();
   }
 
@@ -365,6 +370,7 @@ export class ReusedBrowser implements vscodeTypes.Disposable {
   }
 
   async onWillRunTests(config: TestConfig, debug: boolean) {
+    this._keepBrowserAfterDebugRun = false;
     if (!this._settingsModel.showBrowser.get() && !debug)
       return;
     if (!this._checkVersion(config, 'Show & reuse browser'))
@@ -376,10 +382,14 @@ export class ReusedBrowser implements vscodeTypes.Disposable {
   }
 
   async onDidRunTests() {
+    const wasDebug = this._isRunningTests === 'debug';
     if (!this._settingsModel.showBrowser.get()) {
       this._stop();
     } else {
-      if (!this._pageCount)
+      // Keep the browser around after debugging, so that the user can
+      // inspect and record it, e.g. after stopping at a breakpoint.
+      this._keepBrowserAfterDebugRun = wasDebug;
+      if (!this._pageCount && !this._keepBrowserAfterDebugRun)
         this._stop();
     }
     this._isRunningTests = undefined;
@@ -398,6 +408,7 @@ export class ReusedBrowser implements vscodeTypes.Disposable {
 
   private _resetExtensionState() {
     this._insertedEditActionCount = 0;
+    this._keepBrowserAfterDebugRun = false;
     this._cancelRecording?.();
     this._cancelRecording = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/tests/debug-tests.spec.ts b/tests/debug-tests.spec.ts
index f726bb96e..c8d176f60 100644
--- a/tests/debug-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/debug-tests.spec.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,47 @@ test('should end test run when stopping the debugging', async ({ activate }, tes
   testRun.token.source.cancel();
 });
 
+test('should keep reused browser when stopping the debugging', async ({ activate, showBrowser }, testInfo) => {
+  test.skip(!showBrowser);
+
+  const { vscode, testController } = await activate({
+    'playwright.config.js': `module.exports = { testDir: 'tests' }`,
+    'tests/test.spec.ts': `
+      import { test } from '@playwright/test';
+      test('should fail', async ({ page }) => {
+        // Simulate breakpoint via stalling.
+        console.log('READY TO BREAK');
+        await page.setContent('<button>Submit</button>');
+        await new Promise(() => {});
+      });
+    `,
+  });
+
+  await testController.expandTestItems(/test.spec/);
+  const testItems = testController.findTestItems(/fail/);
+
+  const profile = testController.debugProfile();
+  const testRunPromise = new Promise<TestRun>(f => testController.onDidCreateTestRun(f));
+  void profile.run(testItems);
+  const testRun = await testRunPromise;
+  await expect.poll(() => vscode.debug.output, { timeout: 10000 }).toContain('READY TO BREAK');
+
+  // The debug run has a page in the reused browser.
+  const extension = vscode.extensions[0];
+  await expect.poll(() => extension.reusedBrowserForTest().pageCount()).toBe(1);
+
+  const endPromise = new Promise(f => testRun.onDidEnd(f));
+  vscode.debug.stopDebugging();
+  await endPromise;
+
+  // Stopping the debugging should not tear down the reused browser backend,
+  // so that the user can inspect and record the browser afterwards.
+  await new Promise(f => setTimeout(f, 1000));
+  await expect.poll(() => extension.browserServerWSForTest()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  testRun.token.source.cancel();
+});
+
 test('should end test run when stopping the debugging during config parsing', async ({ activate }) => {
   const { vscode, testController } = await activate({
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({ type: 'module' }),