diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00b8c1d4..da49e418 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [1.40.0]
+
+- Add Listen for Xdebug to debug panel.
+
 ## [1.39.1]
 
 - Fix copy formatting on empty array.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6611a383..5e68fce6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@
       {
         "command": "extension.php-debug.copyRaw",
         "title": "Copy Value as raw"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "extension.php-debug.listenForXdebug"
       }
     ],
     "keybindings": [
@@ -674,6 +677,13 @@
         "key": "F11",
         "when": "!inDebugMode && activeViewlet == 'workbench.view.debug' && debugConfigurationType == 'php'"
       }
+    ],
+    "viewsWelcome": [
+      {
+        "view": "debug",
+        "contents": "[Listen for Xdebug](command:extension.php-debug.listenForXdebug)",
+        "when": "debugStartLanguage == php"
+      }
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 0694ee0f..1e8f44a4 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         })
     )
 
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        vscode.commands.registerCommand('extension.php-debug.listenForXdebug', async () => {
+            await vscode.debug.startDebugging(undefined, {
+                name: 'Listen for Xdebug',
+                type: 'php',
+                request: 'launch',
+                port: 9003,
+            })
+        })
+    )
+
     /* This is coppied from vscode/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/variablesView.ts */
     interface IVariablesContext {
         sessionId: string | undefined