diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugDiscovery.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugDiscovery.scala
index 9599e26a86f..9da5efaf0ce 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugDiscovery.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/debug/DebugDiscovery.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import scala.meta.internal.metals.BuildTargets
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.DebugDiscoveryParams
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.JavaBinary
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.JsonParser._
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.JvmOpts
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.Messages
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsBuildClient
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsEnrichments._
@@ -273,13 +274,37 @@ class DebugDiscovery(
         if (mains.nonEmpty) {
           findMainToRun(Map(buildTarget -> mains.toList), params)
         } else if (tests.nonEmpty) {
-          Future {
-            val params = new b.DebugSessionParams(singletonList(buildTarget))
-            params.setDataKind(b.TestParamsDataKind.SCALA_TEST_SUITES)
-            params.setData(tests.asJava.toJson)
-            params
+          DebugProvider.envFromFile(workspace, Option(params.envFile)).map {
+            envFromFile =>
+              val env =
+                Option(params.env).toList.flatMap(DebugProvider.createEnvList)
+
+              val jvmOpts =
+                JvmOpts.fromWorkspaceOrEnvForTest(workspace).getOrElse(Nil)
+              val scalaTestSuite = new b.ScalaTestSuites(
+                tests
+                  .map(
+                    new b.ScalaTestSuiteSelection(
+                      _,
+                      Nil.asJava,
+                    )
+                  )
+                  .asJava,
+                Option(params.jvmOptions)
+                  .map(jvmOpts ++ _.asScala)
+                  .getOrElse(jvmOpts)
+                  .asJava,
+                (envFromFile ::: env).asJava,
+              )
+              val debugParams = new b.DebugSessionParams(
+                singletonList(buildTarget)
+              )
+              debugParams.setDataKind(
+                b.TestParamsDataKind.SCALA_TEST_SUITES_SELECTION
+              )
+              debugParams.setData(scalaTestSuite.toJson)
+              debugParams
           }
-
         } else {
           Future.failed(NoRunOptionException)
         }
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/DebugDiscoverySuite.scala b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/DebugDiscoverySuite.scala
index 54a1e9c6b82..3f13dde9f99 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/DebugDiscoverySuite.scala
+++ b/tests/unit/src/test/scala/tests/DebugDiscoverySuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package tests
 
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
+import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.MapHasAsJava
+import scala.util.Random
+
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.DebugDiscoveryParams
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.JsonParser._
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.ServerCommands
@@ -136,6 +141,13 @@ class DebugDiscoverySuite
   }
 
   test("run-file-test") {
+    val envFile: Path =
+      Files.write(
+        workspace
+          .resolve(Random.alphanumeric.take(10).mkString.toLowerCase + ".env")
+          .toNIO,
+        "BAR=BAZ".getBytes(),
+      )
     for {
       _ <- initialize(
         s"""/metals.json
@@ -147,7 +159,11 @@ class DebugDiscoverySuite
            |/${fooPath}
            |package a
            |class Foo extends org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite {
-           |  test("foo") {}
+           |  test("foo") {
+           |    val foo = sys.env("FOO")
+           |    val bar = sys.env("BAR")
+           |    print(s"$$foo $$bar")
+           |}
            |}
            |""".stripMargin
       )
@@ -158,6 +174,8 @@ class DebugDiscoverySuite
         new DebugDiscoveryParams(
           server.toPath(fooPath).toURI.toString,
           "runOrTestFile",
+          env = Map("FOO" -> "BAR").asJava,
+          envFile = envFile.getFileName.toString,
         ).toJson
       )
       _ <- debugger.initialize
@@ -165,7 +183,14 @@ class DebugDiscoverySuite
       _ <- debugger.configurationDone
       _ <- debugger.shutdown
       output <- debugger.allOutput
-    } yield assert(output.contains("All tests in a.Foo passed"))
+    } yield assert(
+      output.contains(
+        """|All tests in a.Foo passed
+           |
+           |BAR BAZ
+           |""".stripMargin
+      )
+    )
   }
 
   test("no-run-or-test") {