diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
index d269c1b607d..8e693ba331c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
@@ -191,11 +191,15 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::triggerParsing()
     // active code model updater when the next one will be triggered.
     m_cppCodeModelUpdater->cancel();
 
+    const CMakeTool *tool = m_parameters.cmakeTool();
+    CMakeTool::Version version = tool ? tool->version() : CMakeTool::Version();
+    const bool isDebuggable = (version.major == 3 && version.minor >= 27) || version.major > 3;
+
     qCDebug(cmakeBuildSystemLog) << "Asking reader to parse";
     m_reader.parse(reparseParameters & REPARSE_FORCE_CMAKE_RUN,
                    reparseParameters & REPARSE_FORCE_INITIAL_CONFIGURATION,
                    reparseParameters & REPARSE_FORCE_EXTRA_CONFIGURATION,
-                   reparseParameters & REPARSE_DEBUG);
+                   (reparseParameters & REPARSE_DEBUG) && isDebuggable);
 }
 
 void CMakeBuildSystem::requestDebugging()
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp
index 0775b05004f..d4e766521cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/cmakedapengine.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "cmakedapengine.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/messagemanager.h>
+
 #include <debugger/debuggermainwindow.h>
 
 #include <utils/temporarydirectory.h>
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QLocalSocket>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 using namespace Core;
 using namespace Utils;
@@ -112,6 +115,16 @@ void CMakeDapEngine::setupEngine()
             [this] { m_dataGenerator->start(); });
 
     ProjectExplorer::ProjectTree::currentBuildSystem()->requestDebugging();
+
+    QTimer::singleShot(5000, this, [this] {
+        if (!m_dataGenerator->isRunning()) {
+            m_dataGenerator->kill();
+            MessageManager::writeDisrupting(
+                "CMake server is not running. Please check that your CMake is 3.27 or higher.");
+            return;
+        }
+    });
+
     notifyEngineSetupOk();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp
index 075eb908c36..be299018d2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 
 #include <projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsystem.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/projecttree.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projecttree.h>
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 6e557c4c2b2..9c313d45d16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ DebuggerPluginPrivate::DebuggerPluginPrivate(const QStringList &arguments)
     });
 
     connect(&m_startCmakeAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [] {
-//        ProjectTree::currentBuildSystem()->requestDebugging();
-        ProjectExplorerPlugin::runStartupProject(ProjectExplorer::Constants::CMAKE_DEBUG_RUN_MODE, true);
+        ProjectExplorerPlugin::runStartupProject(ProjectExplorer::Constants::CMAKE_DEBUG_RUN_MODE,
+                                                 true);
     });
 
     connect(&m_debugWithoutDeployAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [] {