diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/guides/remote-debugger.rst b/doc/source/contributor/guides/remote-debugger.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+..
+      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+      a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+      under the License.
+
+======================
+Debugging Octavia code
+======================
+
+This document describes how to setup and debug Octavia code using your favorite
+IDE (e.g. PyCharm).
+
+Prerequisites
+=============
+
+* Octavia installed.
+* IDE installed and Octavia added as project.
+
+Setup
+=====
+
+Ensure your OpenStack and IDE environments have the PyDev library installed. If
+you're using PyCharm, you can find it in
+*/path/to/pycharm/debug-eggs/pycharm-debug.egg* (Python 2) and
+*/path/to/pycharm/debug-eggs/pycharm-debug-py3k.egg* (Python 3). Copy that file
+into your OpenStack host and install the library in your Python path:
+
+::
+
+    $ sudo easy_install pycharm-debug.egg
+
+
+Create a remote debugging configuration in your IDE. In PyCharm, go to *Run ->
+Edit Configurations -> Python Remote Debug*. The local host name refers to the
+local machine you're running your IDE from and it must be one reachable by your
+OpenStack environment. The port can be any available port (e.g. 5678). If the
+code on the OpenStack and PyCharm hosts is on different paths (likely), define
+a path mapping in the remote debug configuration.
+
+Invoke the debug configuration (*Run -> Debug... -> (config name)*). PyCharm
+will begin listening on the specified host and port.
+
+Export *PYDEV_DEBUG_HOST* and *PYDEV_DEBUG_PORT* (host and port of the system
+running the IDE, respectively), and start the Octavia service you want to
+debug. It is recommended to run only one uWSGI process/controller worker.
+For example, to debug the Octavia Worker service:
+
+::
+
+    $ export PYDEV_DEBUG_HOST=192.168.121.1
+    $ export PYDEV_DEBUG_PORT=5678
+    $ /usr/bin/octavia-worker --config-file /etc/octavia/octavia.conf
+
+Another example is the Octavia API service:
+
+::
+
+    $ export PYDEV_DEBUG_HOST=192.168.121.1
+    $ export PYDEV_DEBUG_PORT=5678
+    $ /usr/bin/uwsgi --ini /etc/octavia/octavia-uwsgi.ini -p 1
+
+The service will connect to your IDE, at which point remote debugging is
+active. Resume the program on the debugger to continue with the initialization
+of the service. At this point, the service should be operational and you can
+start debugging.
diff --git a/octavia/common/config.py b/octavia/common/config.py
index 23d08d4c63..7ad0e0130f 100644
--- a/octavia/common/config.py
+++ b/octavia/common/config.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 Routines for configuring Octavia
 """
 
+import os
 import sys
 
 from keystoneauth1 import loading as ks_loading
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ def init(args, **kwargs):
              version='%%prog %s' % version.version_info.release_string(),
              **kwargs)
     handle_deprecation_compatibility()
+    setup_remote_pydev_debug()
 
 
 def setup_logging(conf):
@@ -663,3 +665,34 @@ def handle_deprecation_compatibility():
         cfg.CONF.set_default('stats_update_threads',
                              cfg.CONF.health_manager.status_update_threads,
                              group='health_manager')
+
+
+def setup_remote_pydev_debug():
+    """Required setup for remote debugging."""
+
+    pydev_debug_host = os.environ.get('PYDEV_DEBUG_HOST')
+    pydev_debug_port = os.environ.get('PYDEV_DEBUG_PORT')
+
+    if not pydev_debug_host or not pydev_debug_port:
+        return
+
+    try:
+        try:
+            from pydev import pydevd
+        except ImportError:
+            import pydevd
+
+        LOG.warning("Connecting to remote debugger. Once connected, resume "
+                    "the program on the debugger to continue with the "
+                    "initialization of the service.")
+        pydevd.settrace(pydev_debug_host,
+                        port=int(pydev_debug_port),
+                        stdoutToServer=True,
+                        stderrToServer=True)
+    except Exception:
+        LOG.exception('Unable to join debugger, please make sure that the '
+                      'debugger processes is listening on debug-host '
+                      '\'%(debug-host)s\' debug-port \'%(debug-port)s\'.',
+                      {'debug-host': pydev_debug_host,
+                       'debug-port': pydev_debug_port})
+        raise
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/support-remote-debugging-fcb52df4a59c1467.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/support-remote-debugging-fcb52df4a59c1467.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c19d6d06bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/support-remote-debugging-fcb52df4a59c1467.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Support remote debugging with PyDev. Please refer to the Contributor
+    documentation section to find more details.