diff --git a/cobalt/browser/application.cc b/cobalt/browser/application.cc
index 1b2e6fe2e003..78b9260df086 100644
--- a/cobalt/browser/application.cc
+++ b/cobalt/browser/application.cc
@@ -1017,15 +1017,20 @@ Application::Application(const base::Closure& quit_closure, bool should_preload,
 #endif  // ENABLE_WEBDRIVER
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
-  int remote_debugging_port = GetRemoteDebuggingPort();
-  if (remote_debugging_port == 0) {
-    DLOG(INFO) << "Remote web debugger disabled because "
-               << switches::kRemoteDebuggingPort << " is 0.";
+  if (base::CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
+          switches::kDisableWebDebugger)) {
+    LOG(INFO) << "Remote web debugger disabled.";
   } else {
-    debug_web_server_.reset(new debug::remote::DebugWebServer(
-        remote_debugging_port, GetDevServersListenIp(),
-        base::Bind(&BrowserModule::CreateDebugClient,
-                   base::Unretained(browser_module_.get()))));
+    int remote_debugging_port = GetRemoteDebuggingPort();
+    if (remote_debugging_port == 0) {
+      LOG(INFO) << "Remote web debugger disabled because "
+                << switches::kRemoteDebuggingPort << " is 0.";
+    } else {
+      debug_web_server_.reset(new debug::remote::DebugWebServer(
+          remote_debugging_port, GetDevServersListenIp(),
+          base::Bind(&BrowserModule::CreateDebugClient,
+                     base::Unretained(browser_module_.get()))));
+    }
   }
 #endif  // ENABLE_DEBUGGER
 
diff --git a/cobalt/browser/browser_module.cc b/cobalt/browser/browser_module.cc
index f2c7ffea41f6..0e75ee80fa0c 100644
--- a/cobalt/browser/browser_module.cc
+++ b/cobalt/browser/browser_module.cc
@@ -621,6 +621,10 @@ void BrowserModule::Navigate(const GURL& url_reference) {
   }
 
   options.debugger_state = debugger_state_.get();
+  if (!base::CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
+          switches::kDisableWebDebugger)) {
+    options.enable_debugger = true;
+  }
 #endif  // ENABLE_DEBUGGER
 
   // Pass down this callback from to Web module.
@@ -1419,9 +1423,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<debug::DebugClient> BrowserModule::CreateDebugClient(
       FROM_HERE,
       base::Bind(&BrowserModule::GetDebugDispatcherInternal,
                  base::Unretained(this), base::Unretained(&debug_dispatcher)));
-  DCHECK(debug_dispatcher);
-  return std::unique_ptr<debug::DebugClient>(
-      new debug::DebugClient(debug_dispatcher, delegate));
+  if (debug_dispatcher) {
+    return std::unique_ptr<debug::DebugClient>(
+        new debug::DebugClient(debug_dispatcher, delegate));
+  } else {
+    LOG(ERROR)
+        << "Debugger connected but debugging the main web module is disabled.";
+    return nullptr;
+  }
 }
 
 void BrowserModule::GetDebugDispatcherInternal(
diff --git a/cobalt/browser/debug_console.cc b/cobalt/browser/debug_console.cc
index b08fed0b8336..1e619b172a39 100644
--- a/cobalt/browser/debug_console.cc
+++ b/cobalt/browser/debug_console.cc
@@ -205,7 +205,12 @@ bool DebugConsole::FilterOnScreenKeyboardInputEvent(
 
 void DebugConsole::CycleMode() {
   base::AutoLock lock(mode_mutex_);
-  mode_ = (mode_ + 1) % debug::console::kDebugConsoleModeCount;
+  if (base::CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
+          switches::kDisableWebDebugger)) {
+    mode_ = (mode_ + 1) % (debug::console::kDebugConsoleModeHud + 1);
+  } else {
+    mode_ = (mode_ + 1) % debug::console::kDebugConsoleModeCount;
+  }
 }
 
 debug::console::DebugConsoleMode DebugConsole::GetMode() {
diff --git a/cobalt/browser/switches.cc b/cobalt/browser/switches.cc
index e455eeb00ff7..eb2afd327e8d 100644
--- a/cobalt/browser/switches.cc
+++ b/cobalt/browser/switches.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ const char kDevServersListenIpHelp[] =
     "IPv4), and to listen to LOOPBACK use \"::1\" (\"127.0.0.1\" for IPv4)";
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
+const char kDisableWebDebugger[] = "disable_web_debugger";
+const char kDisableWebDebuggerHelp[] = "Disable support for the web debugger";
+
 const char kRemoteDebuggingPort[] = "remote_debugging_port";
 const char kRemoteDebuggingPortHelp[] =
     "Remote web debugger is served from the specified port. If 0, then the "
@@ -444,8 +447,9 @@ std::string HelpMessage() {
     {kDebugConsoleMode, kDebugConsoleModeHelp},
         {kDevServersListenIp, kDevServersListenIpHelp},
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
-        {kWaitForWebDebugger, kWaitForWebDebuggerHelp},
+        {kDisableWebDebugger, kDisableWebDebuggerHelp},
         {kRemoteDebuggingPort, kRemoteDebuggingPortHelp},
+        {kWaitForWebDebugger, kWaitForWebDebuggerHelp},
 #endif  // ENABLE_DEBUGGER
         {kDisableImageAnimations, kDisableImageAnimationsHelp},
         {kForceDeterministicRendering, kForceDeterministicRenderingHelp},
diff --git a/cobalt/browser/switches.h b/cobalt/browser/switches.h
index c1401d7e148d..bd7c09a68dd2 100644
--- a/cobalt/browser/switches.h
+++ b/cobalt/browser/switches.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ extern const char kDevServersListenIp[];
 extern const char kDevServersListenIpHelp[];
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
+extern const char kDisableWebDebugger[];
+extern const char kDisableWebDebuggerHelp[];
 extern const char kRemoteDebuggingPort[];
 extern const char kRemoteDebuggingPortHelp[];
 extern const char kWaitForWebDebugger[];
diff --git a/cobalt/browser/web_module.cc b/cobalt/browser/web_module.cc
index 33ca0bebc8f3..5ed1b55b1474 100644
--- a/cobalt/browser/web_module.cc
+++ b/cobalt/browser/web_module.cc
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ class WebModule::Impl {
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
   debug::backend::DebugDispatcher* debug_dispatcher() {
-    DCHECK(debug_module_);
-    return debug_module_->debug_dispatcher();
+    return debug_module_ ? debug_module_->debug_dispatcher() : nullptr;
   }
 #endif  // ENABLE_DEBUGGER
 
@@ -229,7 +228,13 @@ class WebModule::Impl {
 
   void FreezeDebugger(
       std::unique_ptr<debug::backend::DebuggerState>* debugger_state) {
-    if (debugger_state) *debugger_state = debug_module_->Freeze();
+    if (debugger_state) {
+      if (debug_module_) {
+        *debugger_state = debug_module_->Freeze();
+      } else {
+        debugger_state->reset();
+      }
+    }
   }
 #endif  // defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
 
@@ -612,7 +617,7 @@ WebModule::Impl::Impl(web::Context* web_context, const ConstructionData& data)
   web_context_->global_environment()->AddRoot(media_source_registry_.get());
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
-  if (data.options.wait_for_web_debugger) {
+  if (data.options.enable_debugger && data.options.wait_for_web_debugger) {
     // Post a task that blocks the message loop and waits for the web debugger.
     // This must be posted before the the window's task to load the document.
     waiting_for_web_debugger_->store(true);
@@ -717,13 +722,15 @@ WebModule::Impl::Impl(web::Context* web_context, const ConstructionData& data)
   }
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
-  debug_overlay_.reset(
-      new debug::backend::RenderOverlay(render_tree_produced_callback_));
-
-  debug_module_.reset(new debug::backend::DebugModule(
-      &debugger_hooks_, web_context_->global_environment(),
-      debug_overlay_.get(), resource_provider_, window_,
-      data.options.debugger_state));
+  if (data.options.enable_debugger) {
+    debug_overlay_.reset(
+        new debug::backend::RenderOverlay(render_tree_produced_callback_));
+
+    debug_module_.reset(new debug::backend::DebugModule(
+        &debugger_hooks_, web_context_->global_environment(),
+        debug_overlay_.get(), resource_provider_, window_,
+        data.options.debugger_state));
+  }
 #endif  // ENABLE_DEBUGGER
 
   report_unload_timing_info_callback_ =
@@ -954,7 +961,11 @@ void WebModule::Impl::OnRenderTreeProduced(
                  last_render_tree_produced_time_));
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
-  debug_overlay_->OnRenderTreeProduced(layout_results_with_callback);
+  if (debug_overlay_) {
+    debug_overlay_->OnRenderTreeProduced(layout_results_with_callback);
+  } else {
+    render_tree_produced_callback_.Run(layout_results_with_callback);
+  }
 #else   // ENABLE_DEBUGGER
   render_tree_produced_callback_.Run(layout_results_with_callback);
 #endif  // ENABLE_DEBUGGER
@@ -1034,12 +1045,13 @@ void WebModule::Impl::CreateWindowDriver(
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
 void WebModule::Impl::WaitForWebDebugger() {
   DCHECK_CALLED_ON_VALID_THREAD(thread_checker_);
-  DCHECK(debug_module_);
-  LOG(WARNING) << "\n-------------------------------------"
-                  "\n Waiting for web debugger to connect "
-                  "\n-------------------------------------";
-  // This blocks until the web debugger connects.
-  debug_module_->debug_dispatcher()->SetPaused(true);
+  if (debug_module_) {
+    LOG(WARNING) << "\n-------------------------------------"
+                    "\n Waiting for web debugger to connect "
+                    "\n-------------------------------------";
+    // This blocks until the web debugger connects.
+    debug_module_->debug_dispatcher()->SetPaused(true);
+  }
   waiting_for_web_debugger_->store(false);
 }
 #endif  // defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
@@ -1130,7 +1142,7 @@ void WebModule::Impl::Conceal(render_tree::ResourceProvider* resource_provider,
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
   // The debug overlay may be holding onto a render tree, clear that out.
-  debug_overlay_->ClearInput();
+  if (debug_overlay_) debug_overlay_->ClearInput();
 #endif
 
   // Force garbage collection in |javascript_engine|.
diff --git a/cobalt/browser/web_module.h b/cobalt/browser/web_module.h
index 8c28dcebcbad..28fa71409d5d 100644
--- a/cobalt/browser/web_module.h
+++ b/cobalt/browser/web_module.h
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ class WebModule : public base::MessageLoop::DestructionObserver,
     bool limit_performance_timer_resolution = true;
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
+    // Whether a debugger should be started for this WebModule.
+    bool enable_debugger = false;
     // Whether the debugger should block until remote devtools connects.
     bool wait_for_web_debugger = false;
 
diff --git a/cobalt/debug/console/content/debugger_client.js b/cobalt/debug/console/content/debugger_client.js
index 2ceb3e0b70ab..daaa47b60205 100644
--- a/cobalt/debug/console/content/debugger_client.js
+++ b/cobalt/debug/console/content/debugger_client.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ function DebuggerClient() {
   this.DEBUGGER_DETACHED = 0;
   this.DEBUGGER_ATTACHING = 1;
   this.DEBUGGER_ATTACHED = 2;
+  this.DEBUGGER_DISABLED = 3;
   this.scripts = [];
   this.attachState = this.DEBUGGER_DETACHED;
   this.onAttachCallback = this.onAttach.bind(this);
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ function DebuggerClient() {
 
 // Attaches to the debugger and listens for debug events.
 // Enables the domains we care about here.
-DebuggerClient.prototype.attach = function() {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.attach = function () {
   if (this.attachState == this.DEBUGGER_DETACHED) {
     this.attachState = this.DEBUGGER_ATTACHING;
     printToMessageLog(MessageLog.INTERACTIVE,
-                      'Attempting to attach to debugger...');
+      'Attempting to attach to debugger...');
     this.scripts = [];
     debugHub.onEvent.addListener(this.onEventCallback);
     debugHub.attach(this.onAttachCallback);
@@ -38,14 +39,14 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.attach = function() {
     this.sendCommand('Runtime.enable');
   } else if (this.attachState == this.DEBUGGER_ATTACHING) {
     printToMessageLog(MessageLog.INTERACTIVE,
-                      'Still attempting to attach to debugger...');
+      'Still attempting to attach to debugger...');
   }
 }
 
-// Local method to list the parsed scripts the client has been notifed of
+// Local method to list the parsed scripts the client has been notified of
 // via the |Debugger.scriptParsed| event. Maps the possibly very long script id
 // from the debug dispatcher to a more human-readable 0-based index.
-DebuggerClient.prototype.getScripts = function(scriptId) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.getScripts = function (scriptId) {
   for (var i in this.scripts) {
     var index = this.pad(i, 3);
     var scriptUrl = this.scripts[i].url;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.getScripts = function(scriptId) {
 
 // Each debugger command has an associated callback to get the result.
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.getScriptSource = function(scriptId) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.getScriptSource = function (scriptId) {
   // If the id looks like an index into the local script array, look it up there.
   if (scriptId >= 0 && scriptId < this.scripts.length) {
     scriptId = this.scripts[scriptId].scriptId;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.getScriptSource = function(scriptId) {
   this.sendCommand(method, params, callback);
 }
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.getScriptSourceCallback = function(result) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.getScriptSourceCallback = function (result) {
   var scriptSource = result.scriptSource;
   var lines = scriptSource.split('\n');
   for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.getScriptSourceCallback = function(result) {
   }
 }
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.evaluate = function(expression, callback) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.evaluate = function (expression, callback) {
   var method = 'Runtime.evaluate';
   var params = {};
   params.contextId = this.executionContext;
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.evaluate = function(expression, callback) {
 
 // All debugger commands are routed through this method. Converts the command
 // parameters into a JSON string to pass to the debug dispatcher.
-DebuggerClient.prototype.sendCommand = function(method, commandParams,
-                                                callback) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.sendCommand = function (method, commandParams,
+  callback) {
   var jsonParams = JSON.stringify(commandParams);
   var responseCallback = this.responseCallback.bind(this, method, callback);
   debugHub.sendCommand(method, jsonParams, responseCallback);
@@ -102,15 +103,15 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.sendCommand = function(method, commandParams,
 // All command responses are routed through this method. Parses the JSON
 // response from the debug dispatcher, checks for errors and passes on to the
 // command-specific callback to handle the result.
-DebuggerClient.prototype.responseCallback = function(method, callback,
-                                                     responseString) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.responseCallback = function (method, callback,
+  responseString) {
   var response = JSON.parse(responseString);
 
   if (response && response.error) {
     printToMessageLog(
-        MessageLog.ERROR,
-        '[ERROR(' + response.error.code + '):' + method + '] ' +
-            response.error.message);
+      MessageLog.ERROR,
+      '[ERROR(' + response.error.code + '):' + method + '] ' +
+      response.error.message);
   } else if (callback) {
     if (response) {
       callback(response.result);
@@ -122,10 +123,10 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.responseCallback = function(method, callback,
 
 //-- Events.
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onAttach = function() {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onAttach = function () {
   if (debugHub.lastError) {
     printToMessageLog(MessageLog.WARNING, 'Could not attach to debugger.');
-    this.attachState = this.DEBUGGER_DETACHED;
+    this.attachState = this.DEBUGGER_DISABLED;
   } else {
     printToMessageLog(MessageLog.INTERACTIVE, 'Debugger attached.');
     this.attachState = this.DEBUGGER_ATTACHED;
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.onAttach = function() {
 // All events generated by the debug dispatcher are routed through this method.
 // Parses the JSON string and passes on to the appropriate handler according to
 // the method name.
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onEvent = function(method, paramString) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onEvent = function (method, paramString) {
   var params = JSON.parse(paramString);
   if (method == 'Console.messageAdded') {
     this.onConsoleMessageAdded(params)
@@ -152,32 +153,32 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.onEvent = function(method, paramString) {
   }
 }
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onDetached = function() {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onDetached = function () {
   printToMessageLog(MessageLog.INTERACTIVE, 'Debugger detached.');
   this.attachState = this.DEBUGGER_DETACHED;
 }
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onExecutionContextCreated = function(params) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onExecutionContextCreated = function (params) {
   this.executionContext = params.context.id;
   printToMessageLog(MessageLog.INFO,
-                    'Execution context created: ' + this.executionContext);
+    'Execution context created: ' + this.executionContext);
 }
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onLogEntryAdded = function(params) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onLogEntryAdded = function (params) {
   printToMessageLog(params.entry.level, params.entry.text);
 }
 
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onConsoleMessageAdded = function(params) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onConsoleMessageAdded = function (params) {
   // Translate Console.messageAdded params to Runtime.consoleAPICalled params.
   var consoleApiParams = {
     type: params.message.level,
-    args: [ { type: 'string', value: params.message.text } ]
+    args: [{ type: 'string', value: params.message.text }]
   };
   this.onConsoleApiCalled(consoleApiParams);
 }
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onConsoleApiCalled = function(params) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onConsoleApiCalled = function (params) {
   var severity = params.type;
   if (severity === "assert") {
     severity = MessageLog.ERROR;
@@ -200,13 +201,13 @@ DebuggerClient.prototype.onConsoleApiCalled = function(params) {
   printToMessageLog(MessageLog.CONSOLE + severity, message);
 }
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.onScriptParsed = function(params) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.onScriptParsed = function (params) {
   this.scripts.push(params);
 }
 
 //--- Utils.
 
-DebuggerClient.prototype.pad = function(number, minLength) {
+DebuggerClient.prototype.pad = function (number, minLength) {
   var result = number.toString();
   while (result.length < minLength) {
     result = ' ' + result;
diff --git a/cobalt/renderer/backend/egl/graphics_system.cc b/cobalt/renderer/backend/egl/graphics_system.cc
index f4ed70a06cbf..cc35c7ace61c 100644
--- a/cobalt/renderer/backend/egl/graphics_system.cc
+++ b/cobalt/renderer/backend/egl/graphics_system.cc
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ GraphicsSystemEGL::GraphicsSystemEGL(
 }
 
 GraphicsSystemEGL::~GraphicsSystemEGL() {
-  LOG(INFO) << "GraphicsSystemEGL::~GraphicsSystemEGL()";
   if (window_surface_ != EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
     EGL_CALL_SIMPLE(eglDestroySurface(display_, window_surface_));
   }
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ GraphicsSystemEGL::~GraphicsSystemEGL() {
   EGL_CALL_SIMPLE(eglTerminate(display_));
   EGLint result = EGL_CALL_SIMPLE(eglGetError());
   if (result != EGL_SUCCESS) LOG(INFO) << "eglTerminate returned " << result;
-  LOG(INFO) << "GraphicsSystemEGL::~GraphicsSystemEGL() done";
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Display> GraphicsSystemEGL::CreateDisplay(
diff --git a/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.cc b/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.cc
index 197f74713294..33ae08239265 100644
--- a/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.cc
+++ b/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.cc
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ V8cScriptDebugger::V8cScriptDebugger(
                                sizeof(kContextName) - 1)));
 }
 
-V8cScriptDebugger::~V8cScriptDebugger() {}
-
 void V8cScriptDebugger::Attach(const std::string& state) {
   DCHECK(!inspector_session_);
   inspector_session_ =
diff --git a/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.h b/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.h
index ac71e774b775..95c76d34d529 100644
--- a/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.h
+++ b/cobalt/script/v8c/v8c_script_debugger.h
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ class V8cScriptDebugger : public ScriptDebugger,
  public:
   V8cScriptDebugger(V8cGlobalEnvironment* v8c_global_environment,
                     Delegate* delegate);
-  ~V8cScriptDebugger() override;
+  ~V8cScriptDebugger() override {}
 
+  // From ScriptDebugger.
   void Attach(const std::string& state) override;
   std::string Detach() override;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ class V8cScriptDebugger : public ScriptDebugger,
   PauseOnExceptionsState SetPauseOnExceptions(
       PauseOnExceptionsState state) override;
 
+  // From base::DebuggerHooks.
   void AsyncTaskScheduled(const void* task, const std::string& name,
                           bool recurring) override;
   void AsyncTaskStarted(const void* task) override;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ class V8cScriptDebugger : public ScriptDebugger,
   void AsyncTaskCanceled(const void* task) override;
   void AllAsyncTasksCanceled() override;
 
-  // v8_inspector::V8InspectorClient implementation.
+  // From v8_inspector::V8InspectorClient.
   void runMessageLoopOnPause(int contextGroupId) override;
   void quitMessageLoopOnPause() override;
   void runIfWaitingForDebugger(int contextGroupId) override;
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ class V8cScriptDebugger : public ScriptDebugger,
                          unsigned lineNumber, unsigned columnNumber,
                          v8_inspector::V8StackTrace*) override;
 
-  // v8_inspector::V8Inspector::Channel implementation.
+  // From v8_inspector::V8Inspector::Channel.
   void sendResponse(
       int callId, std::unique_ptr<v8_inspector::StringBuffer> message) override;
   void sendNotification(