diff --git a/helix-dap/src/types.rs b/helix-dap/src/types.rs
index 03f22e4d..d31b8023 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/types.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/types.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf};
 pub struct DebugTemplate {
     pub name: String,
     pub request: String,
+    pub completion: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub args: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index e5db1624..af6acb8c 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -4630,6 +4630,13 @@ fn dap_launch(cx: &mut Context) {
     };
 
     cx.editor.debug_config_picker = Some(config.templates.iter().map(|t| t.name.clone()).collect());
+    cx.editor.debug_config_completions = Some(
+        config
+            .templates
+            .iter()
+            .map(|t| t.completion.clone())
+            .collect(),
+    );
 }
 
 fn dap_toggle_breakpoint(cx: &mut Context) {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index fc7f32cc..09991919 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use helix_view::{
     keyboard::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers},
     Document, Editor, Theme, View,
 };
+use log::warn;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use crossterm::event::{Event, MouseButton, MouseEvent, MouseEventKind};
@@ -729,14 +730,30 @@ impl EditorView {
                     code: KeyCode::Char(char),
                     ..
                 } => {
-                    let name = match picker.iter().find(|t| t.starts_with(char)) {
-                        Some(n) => n.clone(),
+                    let (i, name) = match picker.iter().position(|t| t.starts_with(char)) {
+                        Some(pos) => (pos, picker.get(pos).unwrap().clone()),
                         None => return None,
                     };
+                    let completions = cxt.editor.debug_config_completions.clone().unwrap();
+                    let noop = |_input: &str| Vec::new();
+                    let completer = match completions.get(i) {
+                        Some(Some(completion)) => {
+                            match completion.get(0).and_then(|x| Some(x.as_str())) {
+                                Some("filename") => super::completers::filename,
+                                Some("directory") => super::completers::directory,
+                                Some(complete) => {
+                                    warn!("Unknown debug config autocompleter: {}", complete);
+                                    noop
+                                }
+                                None => noop,
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => noop,
+                    };
                     let prompt = Prompt::new(
                         "arg:".to_owned(),
                         None,
-                        super::completers::filename,
+                        completer,
                         move |cx: &mut crate::compositor::Context,
                               input: &str,
                               event: PromptEvent| {
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index c1b9cf1a..9644ba57 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ pub struct Editor {
     pub debugger: Option<helix_dap::Client>,
     pub debugger_events: SelectAll<UnboundedReceiverStream<helix_dap::Payload>>,
     pub debug_config_picker: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub debug_config_completions: Option<Vec<Option<Vec<String>>>>,
     pub variables: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub variables_page: usize,
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ impl Editor {
             debugger: None,
             debugger_events: SelectAll::new(),
             debug_config_picker: None,
+            debug_config_completions: None,
             variables: None,
             variables_page: 0,
             syn_loader: config_loader,
diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index f4badb6e..ef263293 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ port-arg = "-p {}"
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
 name = "binary"
 request = "launch"
+completion = [ "filename" ]
 args = { console = "internalConsole", program = "{0}" }
 
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ port-arg = "-p {}"
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
 name = "binary"
 request = "launch"
+completion = [ "filename" ]
 args = { console = "internalConsole", program = "{0}" }
 
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ port-arg = "-p {}"
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
 name = "binary"
 request = "launch"
+completion = [ "filename" ]
 args = { console = "internalConsole", program = "{0}" }
 
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
@@ -155,16 +158,19 @@ port-arg = "-l 127.0.0.1:{}"
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
 name = "source"
 request = "launch"
+completion = [ "filename" ]
 args = { mode = "debug", program = "{0}" }
 
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
 name = "binary"
 request = "launch"
+completion = [ "filename" ]
 args = { mode = "exec", program = "{0}" }
 
 [[language.debugger.templates]]
 name = "test"
 request = "launch"
+completion = [ "directory" ]
 args = { mode = "test", program = "{0}" }
 
 [[language.debugger.templates]]