diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.cpp
index b67d7ec4754..c7839d55822 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ void DapClient::emitSignals(const QJsonDocument &doc)
             type = DapResponseType::SetFunctionBreakpoints;
         } else if (command == "attach") {
             type = DapResponseType::Attach;
+        } else if (command == "launch") {
+            type = DapResponseType::Launch;
         }
         emit responseReady(type, ob);
         return;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.h b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.h
index f4c3df2ef3a..268e1e1f37f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapclient.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ enum class DapResponseType
     SetBreakpoints,
     SetFunctionBreakpoints,
     Attach,
+    Launch,
     Unknown
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp
index e311bb36822..da659921c2e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/dap/dapengine.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ void DapEngine::readDapStandardError()
 void DapEngine::handleResponse(DapResponseType type, const QJsonObject &response)
 {
     const QString command = response.value("command").toString();
+    const bool success = response.value("success").toBool();
 
     switch (type) {
     case DapResponseType::Initialize:
@@ -675,7 +676,7 @@ void DapEngine::handleResponse(DapResponseType type, const QJsonObject &response
     case DapResponseType::StepIn:
     case DapResponseType::StepOut:
     case DapResponseType::StepOver:
-        if (response.value("success").toBool()) {
+        if (success) {
             showMessage(command, LogDebug);
             notifyInferiorRunOk();
         } else {
@@ -692,11 +693,21 @@ void DapEngine::handleResponse(DapResponseType type, const QJsonObject &response
     case DapResponseType::SetBreakpoints:
         handleBreakpointResponse(response);
         break;
+    case DapResponseType::Launch:
+        if (!success) {
+            notifyEngineRunFailed();
+            AsynchronousMessageBox::critical(
+                Tr::tr("Failed to Start Application"),
+                Tr::tr("\"%1\" could not be started. Error message: %2")
+                    .arg(runParameters().inferior.command.toUserOutput())
+                    .arg(response.value("message").toString()));
+        }
+        break;
     default:
         showMessage("UNKNOWN RESPONSE:" + command);
     };
 
-    if (response.contains("success") && !response.value("success").toBool()) {
+    if (!success) {
         showMessage(QString("DAP COMMAND FAILED: %1").arg(command));
         qCDebug(logCategory()) << "DAP COMMAND FAILED:" << command;
         return;