diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df249b4..b09d196 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ README.md.toc.*
 *.vimspector.log
 support/test/csharp/*.exe*
 .neomake.log
+configurations/
diff --git a/python3/vimspector/debug_session.py b/python3/vimspector/debug_session.py
index 08b29cd..a0d8418 100644
--- a/python3/vimspector/debug_session.py
+++ b/python3/vimspector/debug_session.py
@@ -79,31 +79,37 @@ class DebugSession( object ):
     self._adapter = None
 
     current_file = utils.GetBufferFilepath( vim.current.buffer )
-
-    launch_config_file = utils.PathToConfigFile(
-      '.vimspector.json',
-      os.path.dirname( current_file ) )
-
-    if not launch_config_file:
-      utils.UserMessage( 'Unable to find .vimspector.json. You need to tell '
-                         'vimspector how to launch your application.' )
-      return
-
-    with open( launch_config_file, 'r' ) as f:
-      database = json.load( f )
-
-    configurations = database.get( 'configurations' )
+    filetypes = utils.GetBufferFiletypes( vim.current.buffer )
+    configurations = {}
     adapters = {}
 
     glob.glob( install.GetGadgetDir( VIMSPECTOR_HOME, install.GetOS() ) )
     for gadget_config_file in PathsToAllGadgetConfigs( VIMSPECTOR_HOME,
                                                        current_file ):
       self._logger.debug( f'Reading gadget config: {gadget_config_file}' )
-      if gadget_config_file and os.path.exists( gadget_config_file ):
-        with open( gadget_config_file, 'r' ) as f:
-          adapters.update( json.load( f ).get( 'adapters' ) or {} )
+      if not gadget_config_file or not os.path.exists( gadget_config_file ):
+        continue
 
-    adapters.update( database.get( 'adapters' ) or {} )
+      with open( gadget_config_file, 'r' ) as f:
+        adapters.update( json.load( f ).get( 'adapters' ) or {} )
+
+    for launch_config_file in PathsToAllConfigFiles( VIMSPECTOR_HOME,
+                                                     current_file,
+                                                     filetypes ):
+      self._logger.debug( f'Reading configurations from: {launch_config_file}' )
+      if not launch_config_file or not os.path.exists( launch_config_file ):
+          continue
+
+      with open( launch_config_file, 'r' ) as f:
+        database = json.load( f )
+        adapters.update( database.get( 'adapters' ) or {} )
+        configurations.update( database.get( 'configurations' or {} ) )
+
+    if not configurations:
+      utils.UserMessage( 'Unable to find any debug configurations. '
+                         'You need to tell vimspector how to launch your '
+                         'application.' )
+      return
 
     if 'configuration' in launch_variables:
       configuration_name = launch_variables.pop( 'configuration' )
@@ -936,3 +942,18 @@ def PathsToAllGadgetConfigs( vimspector_base, current_file ):
 
   yield utils.PathToConfigFile( '.gadgets.json',
                                 os.path.dirname( current_file ) )
+
+
+def PathsToAllConfigFiles( vimspector_base, current_file, filetypes ):
+  for ft in filetypes:
+    for p in sorted( glob.glob(
+      os.path.join( install.GetConfigDirForFiletype( vimspector_base, ft ),
+                    '*.json' ) ) ):
+      yield p
+
+  for ft in filetypes:
+    yield utils.PathToConfigFile( f'.vimspector.{ft}.json',
+                                  os.path.dirname( current_file ) )
+
+  yield utils.PathToConfigFile( '.vimspector.json',
+                                os.path.dirname( current_file ) )
diff --git a/python3/vimspector/install.py b/python3/vimspector/install.py
index 2adafcd..b91c90b 100644
--- a/python3/vimspector/install.py
+++ b/python3/vimspector/install.py
@@ -38,3 +38,13 @@ def GetGadgetConfigFile( vimspector_base ):
 def GetGadgetConfigDir( vimspector_base ):
   return os.path.join( GetGadgetDir( vimspector_base, GetOS() ),
                        '.gadgets.d' )
+
+
+def GetConfigDirForFiletype( vimspector_base, filetype ):
+  if not filetype:
+    filetype = 'default'
+
+  return os.path.join( os.path.abspath( vimspector_base ),
+                       'configurations',
+                       GetOS(),
+                       filetype )
diff --git a/python3/vimspector/utils.py b/python3/vimspector/utils.py
index 4ae7f94..3ac41bf 100644
--- a/python3/vimspector/utils.py
+++ b/python3/vimspector/utils.py
@@ -515,3 +515,8 @@ def SetSyntax( current_syntax, syntax, *args ):
       vim.command( 'set syntax={}'.format( Escape( syntax ) ) )
 
   return syntax
+
+
+def GetBufferFiletypes( buf ):
+  ft = ToUnicode( vim.eval( f"getbufvar( {buf.number}, '&ft' )" ) )
+  return ft.split( '.' )