diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/ui/launchConfigurations/JavaMainTab.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/ui/launchConfigurations/JavaMainTab.java
index 0da9ba8eb0..b399ce3c5f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/ui/launchConfigurations/JavaMainTab.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/debug/ui/launchConfigurations/JavaMainTab.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2023 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchManager;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.SWTFactory;
+import org.eclipse.debug.ui.ILaunchConfigurationDialog;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaModel;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaProject;
@@ -105,8 +107,11 @@ protected void createMainTypeExtensions(Composite parent) {
 		fConsiderInheritedMainButton = SWTFactory.createCheckButton(parent, LauncherMessages.JavaMainTab_22, null, false, 2);
 		fConsiderInheritedMainButton.addSelectionListener(getDefaultListener());
 
-		fStopInMainCheckButton = SWTFactory.createCheckButton(parent, LauncherMessages.JavaMainTab_St_op_in_main_1, null, false, 1);
-		fStopInMainCheckButton.addSelectionListener(getDefaultListener());
+		ILaunchConfigurationDialog dialog = getLaunchConfigurationDialog();
+		if (dialog != null && ILaunchManager.DEBUG_MODE.equals(dialog.getMode())) {
+			fStopInMainCheckButton = SWTFactory.createCheckButton(parent, LauncherMessages.JavaMainTab_Suspend_In_Main, null, false, 1);
+			fStopInMainCheckButton.addSelectionListener(getDefaultListener());
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -231,7 +236,7 @@ public void performApply(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy config) {
 		mapResources(config);
 
 		// attribute added in 2.1, so null must be used instead of false for backwards compatibility
-		if (fStopInMainCheckButton.getSelection()) {
+		if (fStopInMainCheckButton != null && fStopInMainCheckButton.getSelection()) {
 			config.setAttribute(IJavaLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_STOP_IN_MAIN, true);
 		}
 		else {
@@ -315,7 +320,9 @@ private void updateStopInMainFromConfig(ILaunchConfiguration config) {
 			stop = config.getAttribute(IJavaLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_STOP_IN_MAIN, false);
 		}
 		catch (CoreException e) {JDIDebugUIPlugin.log(e);}
-		fStopInMainCheckButton.setSelection(stop);
+		if (fStopInMainCheckButton != null) {
+			fStopInMainCheckButton.setSelection(stop);
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.java
index ef34e7d001..ef867bc653 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class LauncherMessages extends NLS {
 	public static String JavaMainTab_E_xt__jars_6;
 	public static String JavaMainTab_Main_cla_ss__4;
 	public static String JavaMainTab_Main_type_not_specified_16;
-	public static String JavaMainTab_St_op_in_main_1;
+	public static String JavaMainTab_Suspend_In_Main;
 	public static String JavaMainTab_19;
 	public static String JavaMainTab_20;
 	public static String JavaMainTab_21;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.properties b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.properties
index c0b051d71d..330aadc353 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/debug/ui/launcher/LauncherMessages.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2022 IBM Corporation and others.
+#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
 #
 #  This program and the accompanying materials
 #  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ JavaMainTab__Main_19=Main
 JavaMainTab_E_xt__jars_6=Includ&e system libraries when searching for a main class
 JavaMainTab_Main_cla_ss__4=&Main class:
 JavaMainTab_Main_type_not_specified_16=Main type not specified
-JavaMainTab_St_op_in_main_1=St&op in main
+JavaMainTab_Suspend_In_Main=Suspend in main
 JavaMainTab_19=Illegal project name: {0}
 JavaMainTab_20=Project {0} does not exist
 JavaMainTab_21=Project {0} is closed