diff --git a/changelog.d/20241205_211837_danyal.faheem_add_dev_attach_command.md b/changelog.d/20241205_211837_danyal.faheem_add_dev_attach_command.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73f6b9f0cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20241205_211837_danyal.faheem_add_dev_attach_command.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Bugfix] Fix breakpoint debugging by attaching container stdin when running tutor dev start <service> for a single service. (by @Danyal-Faheem)
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diff --git a/docs/tutorials/edx-platform.rst b/docs/tutorials/edx-platform.rst
index cd66d0893e..a5cd084816 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/edx-platform.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorials/edx-platform.rst
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ To debug a local edx-platform repository, first, start development in detached m
   # Or, debugging CMS:
   tutor dev start cms
 
+To detach from the service without shutting it down, use ``Ctrl+p`` followed with ``Ctrl+q``.
+
 Running edx-platform unit tests
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/tutor/commands/compose.py b/tutor/commands/compose.py
index 6c156ff210..c275630c23 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/compose.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/compose.py
@@ -245,15 +245,26 @@ def start(
     services: list[str],
 ) -> None:
     command = ["up", "--remove-orphans"]
+    attach = len(services) == 1 and not detach
     if build:
         command.append("--build")
-    if detach:
+    # We have to run the container in detached mode first to attach to it
+    if detach or attach:
         command.append("-d")
+    else:
+        fmt.echo_info("ℹ️  To exit logs without stopping the containers, use ctrl+z")
 
     # Start services
     config = tutor_config.load(context.root)
     context.job_runner(config).docker_compose(*command, *services)
 
+    if attach:
+        fmt.echo_info(
+            f"""Attaching to service {services[0]}
+ℹ️  To detach without stopping the service, use ctrl+p followed by ctrl+q"""
+        )
+        context.job_runner(config).docker_compose("attach", *services)
+
 
 @click.command(help="Stop a running platform")
 @click.argument("services", metavar="service", nargs=-1)