diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f9cc4c8a0..565c5abbff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -467,6 +467,11 @@
                 "description": "Optional: The ID of the runspace to debug in the attached process.  Defaults to 1.  Works only on PowerShell 5 and above.",
                 "default": null
               },
+              "runspaceName": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Optional: The Name of the runspace to debug in the attached process.  Works only on PowerShell 5 and above.",
+                "default": null
+              },
               "customPipeName": {
                 "type": "string",
                 "description": "The custom pipe name of the PowerShell host process to attach to.  Works only on PowerShell 6.2 and above.",
diff --git a/src/features/DebugSession.ts b/src/features/DebugSession.ts
index 8943ced400..64826ca90e 100644
--- a/src/features/DebugSession.ts
+++ b/src/features/DebugSession.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class DebugSessionFeature implements IFeature, DebugConfigurationProvider
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!config.runspaceId) {
+            if (!config.runspaceId && !config.runspaceName) {
                 config.runspaceId = await vscode.commands.executeCommand("PowerShell.PickRunspace", config.processId);
 
                 // No runspace selected. Cancel attach.