diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
index 96d224a7cb19fb..f19bd719b68767 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/InspectorProxy.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export default class InspectorProxy implements InspectorProxyQueries {
       webSocketDebuggerUrl,
       vm: page.vm,
       deviceName: device.getName(),
+      rnDeviceId: deviceId,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js
index dc52c5d2cb604d..026f395fc41a0b 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/inspector-proxy/types.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export type PageDescription = {
   devtoolsFrontendUrl: string,
   type: string,
   webSocketDebuggerUrl: string,
+  rnDeviceId: string,
   ...
 };
 export type JsonPagesListResponse = Array<PageDescription>;
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js
index 14ee05051a6099..8371c0ec4da548 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/middleware/openDebuggerMiddleware.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function openDebuggerMiddleware({
       (experiments.enableOpenDebuggerRedirect && req.method === 'GET')
     ) {
       const {query} = url.parse(req.url, true);
-      const {appId} = query;
+      const {appId, device}: {appId?: string, device?: string, ...} = query;
 
       const targets = inspectorProxy.getPageDescriptions().filter(
         // Only use targets with better reloading support
@@ -69,12 +69,17 @@ export default function openDebuggerMiddleware({
       const launchType: 'launch' | 'redirect' =
         req.method === 'POST' ? 'launch' : 'redirect';
 
-      if (typeof appId === 'string') {
+      if (typeof appId === 'string' || typeof device === 'string') {
         logger?.info(
           (launchType === 'launch' ? 'Launching' : 'Redirecting to') +
             ' JS debugger (experimental)...',
         );
-        target = targets.find(_target => _target.description === appId);
+        if (typeof device === 'string') {
+          target = targets.find(_target => _target.rnDeviceId === device);
+        }
+        if (!target && typeof appId === 'string') {
+          target = targets.find(_target => _target.description === appId);
+        }
       } else {
         logger?.info(
           (launchType === 'launch' ? 'Launching' : 'Redirecting to') +
@@ -101,9 +106,13 @@ export default function openDebuggerMiddleware({
       try {
         switch (launchType) {
           case 'launch':
-            await debuggerInstances.get(appId)?.kill();
+            const frontendInstanceId =
+              device != null
+                ? 'device:' + device
+                : 'app:' + (appId ?? '<null>');
+            await debuggerInstances.get(frontendInstanceId)?.kill();
             debuggerInstances.set(
-              appId,
+              frontendInstanceId,
               await browserLauncher.launchDebuggerAppWindow(
                 getDevToolsFrontendUrl(
                   target.webSocketDebuggerUrl,
@@ -130,7 +139,8 @@ export default function openDebuggerMiddleware({
           type: 'launch_debugger_frontend',
           launchType,
           status: 'success',
-          appId,
+          appId: appId ?? null,
+          deviceId: device ?? null,
         });
         return;
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/src/types/EventReporter.js b/packages/dev-middleware/src/types/EventReporter.js
index ec8e77d521b0fc..51ae36d081dd45 100644
--- a/packages/dev-middleware/src/types/EventReporter.js
+++ b/packages/dev-middleware/src/types/EventReporter.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export type ReportableEvent =
       type: 'launch_debugger_frontend',
       launchType: 'launch' | 'redirect',
       ...
-        | SuccessResult<{appId: string}>
+        | SuccessResult<{appId: string | null, deviceId: string | null}>
         | ErrorResult<mixed>
         | CodedErrorResult<'NO_APPS_FOUND'>,
     }