diff --git a/lib/debug/server_dap.rb b/lib/debug/server_dap.rb
index 907db2d1f..9388a3405 100644
--- a/lib/debug/server_dap.rb
+++ b/lib/debug/server_dap.rb
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ def dap_setup bytes
                },
              ],
              supportsExceptionFilterOptions: true,
+             supportsExceptionOptions: true,
              supportsStepBack: true,
              supportsEvaluateForHovers: true,
              supportsCompletionsRequest: true,
 
              ## Will be supported
-             # supportsExceptionOptions: true,
              # supportsHitConditionalBreakpoints:
              # supportsSetVariable: true,
              # supportSuspendDebuggee:
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ def process_request req
             }
           }
 
-          SESSION.clear_catch_breakpoints 'Exception', 'RuntimeError'
+        # Catch breakpoints from exceptionOptions are registered under
+        # arbitrary class names, so previously registered names have to be
+        # remembered to make setExceptionBreakpoints replace (not accumulate)
+        # exception breakpoints, as the DAP spec requires.
+        @exception_option_names ||= []
+        SESSION.clear_catch_breakpoints 'Exception', 'RuntimeError', *@exception_option_names
+        @exception_option_names = []
 
           filters = args.fetch('filters').map {|filter_id|
             process_filter.call(filter_id)
@@ -391,6 +397,30 @@ def process_request req
           process_filter.call(bp_info['filterId'], bp_info['condition'])
         }
 
+        # DAP standard `exceptionOptions` (capability: supportsExceptionOptions).
+        # Each ExceptionOptions names specific exception classes via
+        # ExceptionPathSegment; matching uses the same ancestor class-name
+        # match as the console `catch` command, so subclasses are caught too.
+        filters += args.fetch('exceptionOptions', []).map{|opt|
+          names = opt.fetch('path', []).flat_map{|seg| seg['names'] || []}
+
+          if opt.fetch('path', []).any?{|seg| seg['negate']}
+            { verified: false, message: 'negated exception path segments are not supported' }
+          elsif names.empty?
+            { verified: false, message: 'no exception class name given' }
+          elsif opt['breakMode'] == 'never'
+            { verified: true }
+          else
+            # Ruby's catch breakpoints fire when the exception is raised, so
+            # 'always', 'unhandled' and 'userUnhandled' all break at raise.
+            bps = names.map{|name|
+              @exception_option_names << name
+              SESSION.add_catch_breakpoint name
+            }
+            { verified: true, message: bps.map(&:inspect).join(', ') }
+          end
+        }
+
         send_response req, breakpoints: filters
 
       when 'disconnect'
diff --git a/test/protocol/catch_test.rb b/test/protocol/catch_test.rb
index b1749b59e..40b325ec9 100644
--- a/test/protocol/catch_test.rb
+++ b/test/protocol/catch_test.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,53 @@ def test_set_exception_breakpoints_accepts_condition
       end
     end
   end
+
+  class CatchExceptionOptionsTest < ProtocolTestCase
+    PROGRAM = <<~RUBY
+     1| class MyError < StandardError; end
+     2| class MySubError < MyError; end
+     3|
+     4| def foo
+     5|   raise MySubError, "foo"
+     6| end
+     7|
+     8| foo
+    RUBY
+
+    def test_exception_options_catches_a_specific_exception_class
+      run_protocol_scenario PROGRAM, cdp: false do
+        send_dap_request 'setExceptionBreakpoints', filters: [],
+          exceptionOptions: [{ path: [{ names: ["MyError"] }], breakMode: "always" }]
+        req_continue
+        assert_line_num 5
+        req_terminate_debuggee
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_exception_options_with_break_mode_never_does_not_register_a_breakpoint
+      run_protocol_scenario PROGRAM, cdp: false do
+        send_dap_request 'setExceptionBreakpoints', filters: [],
+          exceptionOptions: [{ path: [{ names: ["MyError"] }], breakMode: "never" }]
+        req_terminate_debuggee
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_exception_options_breakpoints_are_replaced_by_the_next_request
+      run_protocol_scenario PROGRAM, cdp: false do
+        send_dap_request 'setExceptionBreakpoints', filters: [],
+          exceptionOptions: [{ path: [{ names: ["MyError"] }], breakMode: "always" }]
+        send_dap_request 'setExceptionBreakpoints', filters: []
+        req_terminate_debuggee
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_exception_options_reports_unsupported_negated_segments
+      run_protocol_scenario PROGRAM, cdp: false do
+        res = send_dap_request 'setExceptionBreakpoints', filters: [],
+          exceptionOptions: [{ path: [{ negate: true, names: ["MyError"] }], breakMode: "always" }]
+        assert_equal false, res.dig(:body, :breakpoints, 0, :verified)
+        req_terminate_debuggee
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end