diff --git a/src/LaunchConfiguration.ts b/src/LaunchConfiguration.ts
index 8c775b51..fe5abfb4 100644
--- a/src/LaunchConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/LaunchConfiguration.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ export interface LaunchConfiguration extends DebugProtocol.LaunchRequestArgument
      * @default true
      */
     rendezvousTracking: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Delete any currently installed dev channel before starting the debug session
+     * @default false
+     */
+    deleteDevChannelBeforeInstall: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ComponentLibraryConfiguration {
diff --git a/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts b/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts
index 69c999d8..dbdfad0f 100644
--- a/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts
+++ b/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts
@@ -489,6 +489,14 @@ export class BrightScriptDebugSession extends BaseDebugSession {
         this.logger.log('Uploading zip');
         const start = Date.now();
         let packageIsPublished = false;
+
+        //delete any currently installed dev channel (if enabled to do so)
+        if (this.launchConfiguration.deleteDevChannelBeforeInstall === true) {
+            await this.rokuDeploy.deleteInstalledChannel({
+                ...this.launchConfiguration
+            } as any as RokuDeployOptions);
+        }
+
         //publish the package to the target Roku
         const publishPromise = this.rokuDeploy.publish({
             ...this.launchConfiguration,