diff --git a/src/serialmonitor/serialMonitor.ts b/src/serialmonitor/serialMonitor.ts
index 5153972c..812801d5 100644
--- a/src/serialmonitor/serialMonitor.ts
+++ b/src/serialmonitor/serialMonitor.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class SerialMonitor implements vscode.Disposable {
     public static DEFAULT_BAUD_RATE: number = 115200;
 
     public static listBaudRates(): number[] {
-        return [300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 74880, 115200, 230400, 250000];
+        return [300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 74880, 115200, 230400, 250000, 500000, 1000000, 2000000];
     }
 
     public static getInstance(): SerialMonitor {
diff --git a/src/serialmonitor/serialportctrl.ts b/src/serialmonitor/serialportctrl.ts
index ec02d6b9..27204eb6 100644
--- a/src/serialmonitor/serialportctrl.ts
+++ b/src/serialmonitor/serialportctrl.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class SerialPortCtrl {
               reject(err);
             } else {
               this._outputChannel.appendLine(`[Info] Opened the serial port - ${this._currentPort}`);
-              this._currentSerialPort.set(["dtr=true"], (err) => {
+              this._currentSerialPort.set(["dtr=true", "rts=true"], (err) => {
                 if (err) {
                   reject(err);
                 }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export class SerialPortCtrl {
         if (err) {
           reject(err);
         } else {
-          this._currentSerialPort.set(["dtr=true"], (err) => {
+          this._currentSerialPort.set(["dtr=true", "rts=true"], (err) => {
             if (err) {
               reject(err);
             } else {