diff --git a/lib/raven/integrations/rails.rb b/lib/raven/integrations/rails.rb
index 428d4bae0..f5d3e90b5 100644
--- a/lib/raven/integrations/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/raven/integrations/rails.rb
@@ -22,19 +22,17 @@ class Rails < ::Rails::Railtie
     end
 
     config.after_initialize do
-      if Raven.configuration.catch_debugged_exceptions
-        require 'raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher'
-        if defined?(::ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions)
-          exceptions_class = ::ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions
-        elsif defined?(::ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions)
-          exceptions_class = ::ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions
-        end
-        unless exceptions_class.nil?
-          if RUBY_VERSION.to_f < 2.0
-            exceptions_class.send(:include, Raven::Rails::Middleware::OldDebugExceptionsCatcher)
-          else
-            exceptions_class.send(:prepend, Raven::Rails::Middleware::DebugExceptionsCatcher)
-          end
+      require 'raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher'
+      if defined?(::ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions)
+        exceptions_class = ::ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions
+      elsif defined?(::ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions)
+        exceptions_class = ::ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions
+      end
+      unless exceptions_class.nil?
+        if RUBY_VERSION.to_f < 2.0
+          exceptions_class.send(:include, Raven::Rails::Middleware::OldDebugExceptionsCatcher)
+        else
+          exceptions_class.send(:prepend, Raven::Rails::Middleware::DebugExceptionsCatcher)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher.rb b/lib/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher.rb
index 4335dc5dd..2c67c0c83 100644
--- a/lib/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher.rb
+++ b/lib/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module DebugExceptionsCatcher
         def render_exception(env_or_request, exception)
           begin
             env = env_or_request.respond_to?(:env) ? env_or_request.env : env_or_request
-            Raven::Rack.capture_exception(exception, env)
+            Raven::Rack.capture_exception(exception, env) if Raven.configuration.catch_debugged_exceptions
           rescue # rubocop:disable Lint/HandleExceptions
           end
           super
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def self.included(base)
         def render_exception_with_raven(env_or_request, exception)
           begin
             env = env_or_request.respond_to?(:env) ? env_or_request.env : env_or_request
-            Raven::Rack.capture_exception(exception, env)
+            Raven::Rack.capture_exception(exception, env) if Raven.configuration.catch_debugged_exceptions
           rescue # rubocop:disable Lint/HandleExceptions
           end
           render_exception_without_raven(env_or_request, exception)
diff --git a/spec/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher_spec.rb b/spec/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher_spec.rb
index 7f93ea698..48b8d4623 100644
--- a/spec/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/raven/integrations/rails/middleware/debug_exceptions_catcher_spec.rb
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ def render_exception(_, exception)
 
   let(:env) { {} }
 
-  context "using include" do
-    before do
-      middleware.send(:include, Raven::Rails::Middleware::OldDebugExceptionsCatcher)
-    end
-
+  shared_examples "the debug exceptions middleware" do
     it "shows the exception" do
       expect(middleware.new(app).call(env)).to eq([500, "app error", {}])
     end
@@ -46,28 +42,41 @@ def render_exception(_, exception)
         expect(middleware.new(app).call(env)).to eq([500, "app error", {}])
       end
     end
+
+    context "when catch_debugged_exceptions is disabled" do
+      before do
+        Raven.configure do |config|
+          config.catch_debugged_exceptions = false
+        end
+      end
+
+      after do
+        Raven.configure do |config|
+          config.catch_debugged_exceptions = true
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't capture the exception" do
+        expect(Raven::Rack).not_to receive(:capture_exception)
+        middleware.new(app).call(env)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
-  context "using prepend" do
+  context "using include" do
     before do
-      skip "prepend not available" unless middleware.respond_to?(:prepend, true)
-      middleware.send(:prepend, Raven::Rails::Middleware::DebugExceptionsCatcher)
+      middleware.send(:include, Raven::Rails::Middleware::OldDebugExceptionsCatcher)
     end
 
-    it "shows the exception" do
-      expect(middleware.new(app).call(env)).to eq([500, "app error", {}])
-    end
+    it_behaves_like "the debug exceptions middleware"
+  end
 
-    it "captures the exception" do
-      expect(Raven::Rack).to receive(:capture_exception)
-      middleware.new(app).call(env)
+  context "using prepend" do
+    before do
+      skip "prepend not available" unless middleware.respond_to?(:prepend, true)
+      middleware.send(:prepend, Raven::Rails::Middleware::DebugExceptionsCatcher)
     end
 
-    context "when an error is raised" do
-      it "shows the original exception" do
-        allow(Raven::Rack).to receive(:capture_exception).and_raise("raven error")
-        expect(middleware.new(app).call(env)).to eq([500, "app error", {}])
-      end
-    end
+    it_behaves_like "the debug exceptions middleware"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/raven/integrations/rails_spec.rb b/spec/raven/integrations/rails_spec.rb
index 66ada6c71..40c71aa29 100644
--- a/spec/raven/integrations/rails_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/raven/integrations/rails_spec.rb
@@ -48,4 +48,24 @@
   it "doesn't clobber a manually configured release" do
     expect(Raven.configuration.release).to eq('beta')
   end
+
+  context "when catch_debugged_exceptions is disabled" do
+    before do
+      Raven.configure do |config|
+        config.catch_debugged_exceptions = false
+      end
+    end
+
+    after do
+      Raven.configure do |config|
+        config.catch_debugged_exceptions = true
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't capture exceptions automatically" do
+      get "/exception"
+      expect(response.status).to eq(500)
+      expect(Raven.client.transport.events.size).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
 end