diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
index 91ec94b6b3eee..674b01a0f601d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugActionsWidget.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ export class DebugActionsWidget extends Themable implements IWorkbenchContributi
 
 		const state = debugService.state;
 		const session = debugService.getViewModel().focusedSession;
-		const attached = session && session.configuration.request === 'attach' && session.configuration.type && !strings.equalsIgnoreCase(session.configuration.type, 'extensionHost');
+		const debugType = session.configuration.type === 'vslsShare' ? (<any>session.configuration).adapterProxy.configuration.type : session.configuration.type;
+		const attached = session && session.configuration.request === 'attach' && session.configuration.type && !strings.equalsIgnoreCase(debugType, 'extensionHost');
 
 		return allActions.filter(a => {
 			if (a.id === ContinueAction.ID) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
index d310d296c238a..f846fb9ae4372 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ export class DebugService implements IDebugService {
 	}
 
 	private isExtensionHostDebugging(config: IConfig) {
-		return equalsIgnoreCase(config.type, 'extensionhost');
+		return equalsIgnoreCase(config.type === 'vslsShare' ? (<any>config).adapterProxy.configuration.type : config.type, 'extensionhost');
 	}
 
 	private attachExtensionHost(session: DebugSession, port: number): TPromise<void> {