diff --git a/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/resource/task_definition.py b/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/resource/task_definition.py
index 26c20c408..2080f16e3 100644
--- a/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/resource/task_definition.py
+++ b/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/resource/task_definition.py
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ class TaskDefinition(Object):
         :class:`ResourceRequirements` object.
     worker_context : WorkerContext, optional
         :class:`WorkerContext` object.
+    debug : bool, optional
+        Enable debug logging and retain Task working directory.
 
     """
 
@@ -353,6 +355,7 @@ def __init__(
         software_requirements: list[Software] = missing,
         resource_requirements: ResourceRequirements = missing,
         worker_context: WorkerContext = missing,
+        debug: bool = missing,
         **kwargs,
     ):
         self.id = id
@@ -377,6 +380,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.software_requirements = software_requirements
         self.resource_requirements = resource_requirements
         self.worker_context = worker_context
+        self.debug = debug
 
         self.obj_type = self.__class__.__name__
 
diff --git a/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/schema/task_definition.py b/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/schema/task_definition.py
index 65c86bb97..7a66d6205 100644
--- a/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/schema/task_definition.py
+++ b/src/ansys/hps/client/jms/schema/task_definition.py
@@ -260,3 +260,8 @@ class Meta(ObjectSchemaWithModificationInfo.Meta):
         allow_none=True,
         metadata={"description": ":class:`WorkerContext` object."},
     )
+
+    debug = fields.Bool(
+        allow_none=True,
+        metadata={"description": "Enable debug logging and retain Task working directory."},
+    )
diff --git a/tests/jms/test_job_definitions.py b/tests/jms/test_job_definitions.py
index be3423217..34d24f7df 100644
--- a/tests/jms/test_job_definitions.py
+++ b/tests/jms/test_job_definitions.py
@@ -83,10 +83,12 @@ def test_task_definition_fields(client):
             compute_resource_set_id="abc123",
         ),
         worker_context=WorkerContext(max_runtime=3600, max_num_parallel_tasks=4),
+        debug=True,
     )
     assert task_def.resource_requirements.hpc_resources.num_cores_per_node == 2
 
     task_def = project_api.create_task_definitions([task_def])[0]
+
     assert task_def.store_output
     assert task_def.resource_requirements.memory == 274877906944
     assert task_def.resource_requirements.disk_space == 2199023255552
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ def test_task_definition_fields(client):
     assert task_def.resource_requirements.compute_resource_set_id == "abc123"
     assert task_def.modified_by is not missing
     assert task_def.created_by is not missing
+    assert task_def.debug
     assert auth_api.get_user(id=task_def.created_by).username == client.username
     assert auth_api.get_user(id=task_def.modified_by).username == client.username
 
diff --git a/tests/jms/test_task_definition.py b/tests/jms/test_task_definition.py
index 1972a124d..a8335e849 100644
--- a/tests/jms/test_task_definition.py
+++ b/tests/jms/test_task_definition.py
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ def test_task_definition_deserialization():
             "return_code": 0,
         },
         "use_execution_script": False,
+        "debug": True,
     }
 
     task_def = TaskDefinitionSchema().load(task_def_dict)
 
     assert task_def.name == "test_task_def"
     assert task_def.execution_command == "echo 'hello world'"
+    assert task_def.debug
 
     assert not task_def.use_execution_script
     assert task_def.execution_script_id is None
@@ -214,12 +216,14 @@ def test_task_definition_serialization():
             return_code=0,
         ),
         use_execution_script=False,
+        debug=True,
     )
 
     serialized_task_def = TaskDefinitionSchema().dump(task_def)
 
     assert serialized_task_def["name"] == "test_task_def"
     assert serialized_task_def["execution_command"] == "echo 'hello world'"
+    assert serialized_task_def["debug"]
 
     assert not serialized_task_def["use_execution_script"]
     assert serialized_task_def["execution_level"] == 0