diff --git a/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader.ts b/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader.ts
index 789dda510e37..1d76e3b8cd26 100644
--- a/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader.ts
+++ b/src/client/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { parse } from 'jsonc-parser';
 import { DebugConfiguration, Uri, WorkspaceFolder } from 'vscode';
-import { getWorkspaceFolder } from '../../../../common/vscodeApis/workspaceApis';
+import { getConfiguration, getWorkspaceFolder } from '../../../../common/vscodeApis/workspaceApis';
+import { traceLog } from '../../../../logging';
 
 export async function getConfigurationsForWorkspace(workspace: WorkspaceFolder): Promise<DebugConfiguration[]> {
     const filename = path.join(workspace.uri.fsPath, '.vscode', 'launch.json');
-
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(filename))) {
-        return [];
+        // Check launch config in the workspace file
+        const codeWorkspaceConfig = getConfiguration('launch');
+        if (!codeWorkspaceConfig.configurations || !Array.isArray(codeWorkspaceConfig.configurations)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        traceLog(`Using launch configuration in workspace folder.`);
+        return codeWorkspaceConfig.configurations;
     }
 
     const text = await fs.readFile(filename, 'utf-8');
@@ -23,6 +29,7 @@ export async function getConfigurationsForWorkspace(workspace: WorkspaceFolder):
         throw Error('Missing field in launch.json: version');
     }
     // We do not bother ensuring each item is a DebugConfiguration...
+    traceLog(`Using launch configuration in launch.json file.`);
     return parsed.configurations;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader.unit.test.ts b/src/test/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8ed19dc254aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+'use strict';
+
+import * as sinon from 'sinon';
+import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { assert } from 'chai';
+import { getConfigurationsForWorkspace } from '../../../../../client/debugger/extension/configuration/launch.json/launchJsonReader';
+import * as vscodeApis from '../../../../../client/common/vscodeApis/workspaceApis';
+
+suite('Launch Json Reader', () => {
+    let pathExistsStub: sinon.SinonStub;
+    let readFileStub: sinon.SinonStub;
+    let getConfigurationStub: sinon.SinonStub;
+    const workspacePath = 'path/to/workspace';
+    const workspaceFolder = {
+        name: 'workspace',
+        uri: Uri.file(workspacePath),
+        index: 0,
+    };
+
+    setup(() => {
+        pathExistsStub = sinon.stub(fs, 'pathExists');
+        readFileStub = sinon.stub(fs, 'readFile');
+        getConfigurationStub = sinon.stub(vscodeApis, 'getConfiguration');
+    });
+
+    teardown(() => {
+        sinon.restore();
+    });
+
+    test('Return the config in the launch.json file', async () => {
+        const launchPath = path.join(workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath, '.vscode', 'launch.json');
+        pathExistsStub.withArgs(launchPath).resolves(true);
+        const launchJson = `{
+            "version": "0.1.0",
+            "configurations": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Python: Launch.json",
+                    "type": "python",
+                    "request": "launch",
+                    "purpose": ["debug-test"],
+                },
+            ]
+        }`;
+        readFileStub.withArgs(launchPath, 'utf-8').returns(launchJson);
+
+        const config = await getConfigurationsForWorkspace(workspaceFolder);
+
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(config, [
+            {
+                name: 'Python: Launch.json',
+                type: 'python',
+                request: 'launch',
+                purpose: ['debug-test'],
+            },
+        ]);
+    });
+
+    test('If there is no launch.json return the config in the workspace file', async () => {
+        getConfigurationStub.withArgs('launch').returns({
+            configurations: [
+                {
+                    name: 'Python: Workspace File',
+                    type: 'python',
+                    request: 'launch',
+                    purpose: ['debug-test'],
+                },
+            ],
+        });
+
+        const config = await getConfigurationsForWorkspace(workspaceFolder);
+
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(config, [
+            {
+                name: 'Python: Workspace File',
+                type: 'python',
+                request: 'launch',
+                purpose: ['debug-test'],
+            },
+        ]);
+    });
+});