diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 107e0641..ba783cb5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -366,6 +366,17 @@
               "xdebugCloudToken": {
                 "type": "string",
                 "description": "Xdebug Could token"
+              },
+              "stream": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "description": "Xdebug stream settings",
+                "properties": {
+                  "stdout": {
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "description": "Redirect stdout stream: 0 (disable), 1 (copy), 2 (redirect)",
+                    "default": 0
+                  }
+                }
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/src/phpDebug.ts b/src/phpDebug.ts
index ac741a39..5fc152f2 100644
--- a/src/phpDebug.ts
+++ b/src/phpDebug.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ export interface LaunchRequestArguments extends VSCodeDebugProtocol.LaunchReques
     maxConnections?: number
     /** Xdebug cloud token */
     xdebugCloudToken?: string
+    /** Xdebug stream settings */
+    stream?: {
+        stdout?: 0 | 1 | 2
+    }
 
     // CLI options
 
@@ -561,8 +565,10 @@ class PhpDebugSession extends vscode.DebugSession {
             throw new Error(`Error applying xdebugSettings: ${String(error instanceof Error ? error.message : error)}`)
         }
 
-        if (this._args.externalConsole) {
-            await connection.sendStdout('1')
+        const stdout =
+            this._args.stream?.stdout === undefined ? (this._args.externalConsole ? 1 : 0) : this._args.stream.stdout
+        if (stdout) {
+            await connection.sendStdout(stdout)
             connection.on('stream', (stream: xdebug.Stream) =>
                 this.sendEvent(new vscode.OutputEvent(stream.value, 'stdout'))
             )
diff --git a/src/test/adapter.ts b/src/test/adapter.ts
index 14acdd2e..f343b03a 100644
--- a/src/test/adapter.ts
+++ b/src/test/adapter.ts
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ describe('PHP Debug Adapter', () => {
 
         it('listen with externalConsole', async () => {
             // this is how we can currently turn on stdout redirect
-            await Promise.all([client.launch({ externalConsole: true }), client.configurationSequence()])
+            await Promise.all([client.launch({ stream: { stdout: '1' } }), client.configurationSequence()])
 
             const script = childProcess.spawn('php', [program])
             after(() => script.kill())
diff --git a/src/xdebugConnection.ts b/src/xdebugConnection.ts
index 35d93413..1df7e760 100644
--- a/src/xdebugConnection.ts
+++ b/src/xdebugConnection.ts
@@ -1134,11 +1134,11 @@ export class Connection extends DbgpConnection {
 
     // ------------------------------ stream ----------------------------------------
 
-    public async sendStdout(mode: '0' | '1' | '2'): Promise<Response> {
+    public async sendStdout(mode: 0 | 1 | 2): Promise<Response> {
         return new Response(await this._enqueueCommand('stdout', `-c ${mode}`), this)
     }
 
-    public async sendStderr(mode: '0' | '1' | '2'): Promise<Response> {
+    public async sendStderr(mode: 0 | 1 | 2): Promise<Response> {
         return new Response(await this._enqueueCommand('stderr', `-c ${mode}`), this)
     }
 }