diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 2b49733f..c125338b 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,6 +1,45 @@
 {
 	"version": "0.2.0",
 	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"name": "Launch QEMU and debug the kernel",
+			"type": "cppdbg",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"program": "${workspaceFolder}/fennix.elf",
+			"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+			"args": [],
+			"targetArchitecture": "x64",
+			"MIMode": "gdb",
+			"miDebuggerPath": "${workspaceFolder}/../tools/cross/bin/x86_64-fennix-gdb",
+			"miDebuggerArgs": "",
+			"externalConsole": false,
+			"additionalSOLibSearchPath": "${workspaceFolder}",
+			"customLaunchSetupCommands": [
+				{
+					"text": "target remote localhost:1234",
+					"description": "Connect to QEMU remote debugger"
+				}
+			],
+			"setupCommands": [
+				{
+					"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+					"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+					"ignoreFailures": true
+				},
+				{
+					"text": "set breakpoint pending on",
+					"description": "Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load."
+				},
+				{
+					"text": "file ${workspaceFolder}/fennix.elf",
+					"description": "Load binary."
+				},
+				{
+					"text": "source ${workspaceFolder}/.gdbinit"
+				}
+			],
+			"preLaunchTask": "launch-qemu"
+		},
 		{
 			"name": "Attach to a running VM instance",
 			"type": "cppdbg",
@@ -38,7 +77,6 @@
 					"text": "source ${workspaceFolder}/.gdbinit"
 				}
 			],
-			"preLaunchTask": "launch-qemu"
 		},
 		{
 			"name": "Attach to VM w/utest",