diff --git a/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/emitter.ts b/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/emitter.ts
index 2ebc3c48170..5dc665a09ec 100644
--- a/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/emitter.ts
@@ -171,11 +171,14 @@ export async function $onEmit(context: EmitContext<NetEmitterOptions>) {
                 const newProjectOption = options["new-project"]
                     ? "--new-project"
                     : "";
+
+                const debugFlag = options.debug ?? false ? " --debug" : "";
+
                 const command = `dotnet --roll-forward Major ${resolvePath(
                     options.csharpGeneratorPath
                 )} --project-path ${outputFolder} ${newProjectOption} --clear-output-folder ${
                     options["clear-output-folder"]
-                }`;
+                }${debugFlag}`;
                 console.info(command);
 
                 try {
diff --git a/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/options.ts b/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/options.ts
index 0f86216406e..ee44ab2d89d 100644
--- a/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/CADL.Extension/Emitter.Csharp/src/options.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type NetEmitterOptions = {
     "clear-output-folder"?: boolean;
     "save-inputs"?: boolean;
     "model-namespace"?: boolean;
+    debug?: boolean;
 } & DpgEmitterOptions;
 
 export const NetEmitterOptionsSchema: JSONSchemaType<NetEmitterOptions> = {
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ export const NetEmitterOptionsSchema: JSONSchemaType<NetEmitterOptions> = {
         "model-namespace": { type: "boolean", nullable: true },
         "generate-protocol-methods": { type: "boolean", nullable: true },
         "generate-convenience-methods": { type: "boolean", nullable: true },
-        "package-name": { type: "string", nullable: true }
+        "package-name": { type: "string", nullable: true },
+        debug: { type: "boolean", nullable: true }
     },
     required: []
 };
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ const defaultOptions = {
     "save-inputs": false,
     "generate-protocol-methods": true,
     "generate-convenience-methods": true,
-    "package-name": undefined
+    "package-name": undefined,
+    debug: undefined
 };
 
 export function resolveOptions(context: EmitContext<NetEmitterOptions>) {