diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp
index a58f50a7..1342c499 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,22 @@ namespace Bloom::Targets::Microchip::Avr::Avr8Bit
             }
         }
 
+        if (targetConfig.jsonObject.contains("updateDwenFuseBitOnDebugWireFailure")) {
+            this->updateDwenFuseBitOnDebugWireFailure = targetConfig.jsonObject.value(
+                "updateDwenFuseBitOnDebugWireFailure"
+            ).toBool();
+
+            if (this->updateDwenFuseBitOnDebugWireFailure
+                && this->avrIspInterface == nullptr
+                && this->physicalInterface == PhysicalInterface::DEBUG_WIRE
+            ) {
+                Logger::warning(
+                    "The connected debug tool (or associated driver) does not provide any ISP interface. "
+                    "Bloom will be unable to update the DWEN fuse bit in the event of a debugWire activation failure."
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         this->avr8DebugInterface->configure(targetConfig);
 
         if (this->avrIspInterface != nullptr) {
diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.hpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.hpp
index d886bd9c..ed661fe5 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.hpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/AVR/AVR8/Avr8.hpp
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ namespace Bloom::Targets::Microchip::Avr::Avr8Bit
         std::map<TargetRegisterType, TargetRegisterDescriptors> targetRegisterDescriptorsByType;
         std::map<TargetMemoryType, TargetMemoryDescriptor> targetMemoryDescriptorsByType;
 
+        bool updateDwenFuseBitOnDebugWireFailure = false;
+
         /**
          * Users are required to set their desired physical interface in their Bloom configuration. This would take
          * the form of a string, so we map the available options to the appropriate enums.
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ namespace Bloom::Targets::Microchip::Avr::Avr8Bit
                 {"updi", PhysicalInterface::UPDI},
             });
         };
+
         /**
          * Resolves the appropriate TDF for the AVR8 target and populates this->targetDescriptionFile.
          */