diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/index.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/index.js
index 169e5c2dff7..64020f2aa48 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/index.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ function enable (config, appsec) {
       rc.updateCapabilities(RemoteConfigCapabilities.ASM_API_SECURITY_SAMPLE_RATE, true)
     }
 
-    rc.on('ASM_FEATURES', (action, rcConfig) => {
+    rc.on('ASM_FEATURES', (action, rcConfig, id, ack) => {
+      ack()
       if (!rcConfig) return
 
       if (activation === Activation.ONECLICK) {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ function disableWafUpdate () {
   }
 }
 
-function noop () {}
+function noop (a, b, c, ack) { ack() }
 
 module.exports = {
   enable,
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/manager.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/manager.js
index 5b0044e2c71..7ac18f72073 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/manager.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/remote_config/manager.js
@@ -258,11 +258,14 @@ class RemoteConfigManager extends EventEmitter {
       if (item.apply_state === UNACKNOWLEDGED || action === 'unapply') {
         try {
           // TODO: do we want to pass old and new config ?
-          const hadListeners = this.emit(item.product, action, item.file, item.id)
-
-          if (hadListeners) {
-            item.apply_state = ACKNOWLEDGED
-          }
+          this.emit(item.product, action, item.file, item.id, (err) => {
+            if (err) {
+              item.apply_state = ERROR
+              item.apply_error = err.toString()
+            } else {
+              item.apply_state = ACKNOWLEDGED
+            }
+          })
         } catch (err) {
           item.apply_state = ERROR
           item.apply_error = err.toString()
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/remote_config.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/remote_config.js
index 928db448394..4b61429b2da 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/remote_config.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/devtools_client/remote_config.js
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ let sessionStarted = false
 //   sampling: { snapshotsPerSecond: 5000 },
 //   evaluateAt: 'EXIT' // only used for method probes
 // }
-rcPort.on('message', async ({ action, conf: probe }) => {
+rcPort.on('message', async ({ action, conf: probe, ackId }) => {
   try {
     await processMsg(action, probe)
+    rcPort.postMessage({ ackId })
   } catch (err) {
+    rcPort.postMessage({ ackId, error: err })
     ackError(err, probe)
   }
 })
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/index.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/index.js
index 18019c16a83..9e5cf22fd34 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/index.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/debugger/index.js
@@ -17,13 +17,21 @@ function start (config, rc) {
 
   log.debug('Starting Dynamic Instrumentation client...')
 
-  rc.on('LIVE_DEBUGGING', (action, conf) => {
-    rcChannel.port2.postMessage({ action, conf })
-  })
-
+  const rcAckCallbacks = new Map()
   const rcChannel = new MessageChannel()
   configChannel = new MessageChannel()
 
+  rc.on('LIVE_DEBUGGING', (action, conf, id, ack) => {
+    const ackId = `${id}-${conf.version}`
+    rcAckCallbacks.set(ackId, ack)
+    rcChannel.port2.postMessage({ action, conf, ackId })
+  })
+
+  rcChannel.port2.on('message', ({ ackId, error }) => {
+    rcAckCallbacks.get(ackId)(error)
+    rcAckCallbacks.delete(ackId)
+  })
+
   worker = new Worker(
     join(__dirname, 'devtools_client', 'index.js'),
     {
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/proxy.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/proxy.js
index 241141588c1..9c679e77045 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/proxy.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/proxy.js
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class Tracer extends NoopProxy {
       if (config.remoteConfig.enabled && !config.isCiVisibility) {
         const rc = remoteConfig.enable(config, this._modules.appsec)
 
-        rc.on('APM_TRACING', (action, conf) => {
+        rc.on('APM_TRACING', (action, conf, id, ack) => {
+          ack()
           if (action === 'unapply') {
             config.configure({}, true)
           } else {
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ class Tracer extends NoopProxy {
           this._enableOrDisableTracing(config)
         })
 
-        rc.on('AGENT_CONFIG', (action, conf) => {
+        rc.on('AGENT_CONFIG', (action, conf, id, ack) => {
+          ack()
           if (!conf?.name?.startsWith('flare-log-level.')) return
 
           if (action === 'unapply') {
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ class Tracer extends NoopProxy {
           }
         })
 
-        rc.on('AGENT_TASK', (action, conf) => {
+        rc.on('AGENT_TASK', (action, conf, id, ack) => {
+          ack()
           if (action === 'unapply' || !conf) return
           if (conf.task_type !== 'tracer_flare' || !conf.args) return
 
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/remote_config/manager.spec.js b/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/remote_config/manager.spec.js
index 8e5fdc6b516..166d2f0bf49 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/remote_config/manager.spec.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/remote_config/manager.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const Capabilities = require('../../../src/appsec/remote_config/capabilities')
 const { UNACKNOWLEDGED, ACKNOWLEDGED, ERROR } = require('../../../src/appsec/remote_config/apply_states')
 
-const noop = () => {}
+const noop = (a, b, c, ack) => { ack() }
 
 describe('RemoteConfigManager', () => {
   let uuid