diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8dad773a9658..7a28b25430b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
    ([#12155](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/12155))
 1. Make stop during run by line interrupt the kernel.
    ([#12249](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/12249))
+1. Have raw kernel respect the jupyter server disable auto start setting.
+   ([#12246](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/12246))
 
 ### Code Health
 
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/notebookProvider.ts b/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/notebookProvider.ts
index 3ba68a4a1022..83755403f969 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/notebookProvider.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/interactive-common/notebookProvider.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { inject, injectable } from 'inversify';
-import { CancellationToken, EventEmitter, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { EventEmitter, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import { IWorkspaceService } from '../../common/application/types';
 import { IFileSystem } from '../../common/platform/types';
 import { IDisposableRegistry, Resource } from '../../common/types';
@@ -69,13 +69,10 @@ export class NotebookProvider implements INotebookProvider {
     }
 
     // Attempt to connect to our server provider, and if we do, return the connection info
-    public async connect(
-        options: ConnectNotebookProviderOptions,
-        token?: CancellationToken
-    ): Promise<INotebookProviderConnection | undefined> {
+    public async connect(options: ConnectNotebookProviderOptions): Promise<INotebookProviderConnection | undefined> {
         // Connect to either a jupyter server or a stubbed out raw notebook "connection"
         if (await this.rawNotebookProvider.supported()) {
-            return this.rawNotebookProvider.connect(token);
+            return this.rawNotebookProvider.connect(options);
         } else {
             return this.jupyterNotebookProvider.connect(options);
         }
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProvider.ts b/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProvider.ts
index a4f0b88d3229..8d4e39e34b93 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProvider.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProvider.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ import * as localize from '../../common/utils/localize';
 import { noop } from '../../common/utils/misc';
 import { captureTelemetry } from '../../telemetry';
 import { Telemetry } from '../constants';
-import { INotebook, IRawConnection, IRawNotebookProvider, IRawNotebookSupportedService } from '../types';
+import {
+    ConnectNotebookProviderOptions,
+    INotebook,
+    IRawConnection,
+    IRawNotebookProvider,
+    IRawNotebookSupportedService
+} from '../types';
 
 export class RawConnection implements IRawConnection {
     public readonly type = 'raw';
@@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ export class RawNotebookProviderBase implements IRawNotebookProvider {
     }
     // Keep track of the notebooks that we have provided
     private notebooks = new Map<string, Promise<INotebook>>();
-    private rawConnection = new RawConnection();
+    private rawConnection: IRawConnection | undefined;
     private _id = uuid();
 
     constructor(
@@ -47,7 +53,17 @@ export class RawNotebookProviderBase implements IRawNotebookProvider {
         this.asyncRegistry.push(this);
     }
 
-    public connect(): Promise<IRawConnection> {
+    public connect(options: ConnectNotebookProviderOptions): Promise<IRawConnection | undefined> {
+        // For getOnly, we don't want to create a connection, even though we don't have a server
+        // here we only want to be "connected" when requested to mimic jupyter server function
+        if (options.getOnly) {
+            return Promise.resolve(this.rawConnection);
+        }
+
+        // If not get only, create if needed and return
+        if (!this.rawConnection) {
+            this.rawConnection = new RawConnection();
+        }
         return Promise.resolve(this.rawConnection);
     }
 
@@ -87,6 +103,11 @@ export class RawNotebookProviderBase implements IRawNotebookProvider {
     }
 
     protected getConnection(): IRawConnection {
+        // At the time of getConnection force a connection if not created already
+        // should always have happened already, but the check here lets us avoid returning undefined option
+        if (!this.rawConnection) {
+            this.rawConnection = new RawConnection();
+        }
         return this.rawConnection;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProviderWrapper.ts b/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProviderWrapper.ts
index d188bbaee31e..e1837640764b 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProviderWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/raw-kernel/rawNotebookProviderWrapper.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ import { IRoleBasedObject, RoleBasedFactory } from '../jupyter/liveshare/roleBas
 import { ILiveShareHasRole } from '../jupyter/liveshare/types';
 import { IKernelLauncher } from '../kernel-launcher/types';
 import { ProgressReporter } from '../progress/progressReporter';
-import { IDataScience, INotebook, IRawConnection, IRawNotebookProvider, IRawNotebookSupportedService } from '../types';
+import {
+    ConnectNotebookProviderOptions,
+    IDataScience,
+    INotebook,
+    IRawConnection,
+    IRawNotebookProvider,
+    IRawNotebookSupportedService
+} from '../types';
 import { GuestRawNotebookProvider } from './liveshare/guestRawNotebookProvider';
 import { HostRawNotebookProvider } from './liveshare/hostRawNotebookProvider';
 
@@ -104,9 +111,9 @@ export class RawNotebookProviderWrapper implements IRawNotebookProvider, ILiveSh
         return notebookProvider.supported();
     }
 
-    public async connect(): Promise<IRawConnection> {
+    public async connect(options: ConnectNotebookProviderOptions): Promise<IRawConnection | undefined> {
         const notebookProvider = await this.serverFactory.get();
-        return notebookProvider.connect();
+        return notebookProvider.connect(options);
     }
 
     public async createNotebook(
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/types.ts b/src/client/datascience/types.ts
index 5c50a0db09ed..e989d077ed1f 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/types.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export interface IRawNotebookSupportedService {
 export const IRawNotebookProvider = Symbol('IRawNotebookProvider');
 export interface IRawNotebookProvider extends IAsyncDisposable {
     supported(): Promise<boolean>;
-    connect(token?: CancellationToken): Promise<IRawConnection>;
+    connect(connect: ConnectNotebookProviderOptions): Promise<IRawConnection | undefined>;
     createNotebook(
         identity: Uri,
         resource: Resource,