diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts
index 82bb31e1916912d21a7d3118873cb13aa0a69ff0..f6a49d3eeebda05e44abc474c4f20c86943e2f3c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts
@@ -912,7 +912,13 @@ export class DebugService implements IDebugService {
 	private sendExceptionBreakpoints(session?: IDebugSession): Promise<void> {
 		const enabledExceptionBps = this.model.getExceptionBreakpoints().filter(exb => exb.enabled);
 
-		return sendToOneOrAllSessions(this.model, session, s => s.sendExceptionBreakpoints(enabledExceptionBps));
+		return sendToOneOrAllSessions(this.model, session, async s => {
+			if (s.capabilities.supportsConfigurationDoneRequest && (!s.capabilities.exceptionBreakpointFilters || s.capabilities.exceptionBreakpointFilters.length === 0)) {
+				// Only call `setExceptionBreakpoints` as specified in dap protocol #90001
+				return;
+			}
+			await s.sendExceptionBreakpoints(enabledExceptionBps);
+		});
 	}
 
 	private onFileChanges(fileChangesEvent: FileChangesEvent): void {