diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b7d7f8b36..26121b2db 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -364,6 +364,14 @@ Passes if result of `expression` is equal to `expected`.
 
 Passes if `expected` is equal to the location where debugger stops.
 
+- assert_locals_result(expected)
+
+Passes if all of `expected` local variable entries match the ones returned by debugger.
+
+An variable entry looks like this: `{ name: "bar", value: "nil", type: "NilClass" }`.
+
+Please note that both `value` and `type` need to be strings.
+
 
 ## To Update README
 
diff --git a/test/protocol/break_test.rb b/test/protocol/break_test.rb
index 1a65bdf04..f3cfe6d83 100644
--- a/test/protocol/break_test.rb
+++ b/test/protocol/break_test.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,30 @@ class BreakTest1 < TestCase
       8|   bar = Bar.new
       9| end
     RUBY
-    
+
     def test_break_stops_at_correct_place
       run_protocol_scenario PROGRAM do
         req_add_breakpoint 5
         req_continue
         assert_line_num 5
-        req_add_breakpoint 8
+
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo::Bar", type: "Class" },
+            { name: "_return", value: "hello", type: "String" }
+          ]
+        )
+
+        req_add_breakpoint 9
         req_continue
-        assert_line_num 8
+        assert_line_num 9
+
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo", type: "Module" },
+            { name: "bar", value: /#<Foo::Bar/, type: "Foo::Bar" }
+          ]
+        )
         req_terminate_debuggee
       end
     end
@@ -52,7 +67,7 @@ def bar2
         end
       RUBY
     end
-    
+
     def test_break_stops_at_the_extra_file
       with_extra_tempfile do |extra_file|
         run_protocol_scenario(program(extra_file.path), cdp: false) do
diff --git a/test/protocol/next_test.rb b/test/protocol/next_test.rb
index 6faf8ced0..9b3f447a6 100644
--- a/test/protocol/next_test.rb
+++ b/test/protocol/next_test.rb
@@ -15,17 +15,44 @@ class NextTest < TestCase
       8|   bar = Bar.new
       9| end
     RUBY
-    
+
     def test_next_goes_to_the_next_statement
       run_protocol_scenario PROGRAM do
         req_next
         assert_line_num 2
+
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo", type: "Module" },
+            { name: "bar", value: "nil", type: "NilClass" }
+          ]
+        )
         req_next
         assert_line_num 3
+
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo::Bar", type: "Class" },
+          ]
+        )
         req_next
         assert_line_num 7
+
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo", type: "Module" },
+            { name: "bar", value: "nil", type: "NilClass" }
+          ]
+        )
         req_next
         assert_line_num 8
+
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo", type: "Module" },
+            { name: "bar", value: "nil", type: "NilClass" }
+          ]
+        )
         req_terminate_debuggee
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/protocol/step_back_test.rb b/test/protocol/step_back_test.rb
index a08d289b5..79d941d98 100644
--- a/test/protocol/step_back_test.rb
+++ b/test/protocol/step_back_test.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module DEBUGGER__
   class StepBackTest < TestCase
     PROGRAM = <<~RUBY
        1| binding.b do: 'record on'
-       2| 
+       2|
        3| module Foo
        4|   class Bar
        5|     def self.a
@@ -17,17 +17,32 @@ class StepBackTest < TestCase
       10|   bar = Bar.new
       11| end
     RUBY
-    
+
     def test_step_back_goes_back_to_the_previous_statement
       run_protocol_scenario PROGRAM, cdp: false do
         req_add_breakpoint 9
         req_continue
         req_step_back
         assert_line_num 9
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo", type: "Module" },
+            { name: "bar", value: "nil", type: "NilClass" }
+          ]
+        )
         req_step_back
         assert_line_num 5
+        assert_locals_result([
+          { name: "%self", value: "Foo::Bar", type: "Class" }
+        ])
         req_step_back
         assert_line_num 4
+        assert_locals_result(
+          [
+            { name: "%self", value: "Foo", type: "Module" },
+            { name: "bar", value: "nil", type: "NilClass" }
+          ]
+        )
         req_terminate_debuggee
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/support/protocol_utils.rb b/test/support/protocol_utils.rb
index 7648504e8..ce0da8f24 100644
--- a/test/support/protocol_utils.rb
+++ b/test/support/protocol_utils.rb
@@ -203,6 +203,71 @@ def assert_reattach
       end
     end
 
+    def assert_locals_result expected, frame_idx: 0
+      case ENV['RUBY_DEBUG_TEST_UI']
+      when 'vscode'
+        # get frameId
+        send_request 'stackTrace',
+                      threadId: 1,
+                      startFrame: 0,
+                      levels: 20
+        res = find_crt_dap_response
+        f_id = res.dig(:body, :stackFrames, frame_idx, :id)
+
+        # get variablesReference
+        send_request 'scopes', frameId: f_id
+        res = find_crt_dap_response
+        assert_dap_response :ScopesResponse, res
+
+        locals_scope = res.dig(:body, :scopes).find { |d| d[:presentationHint] == "locals" }
+        locals_reference = locals_scope[:variablesReference]
+
+        # get variables
+        send_request 'variables', variablesReference: locals_reference
+        res = find_crt_dap_response
+        assert_dap_response :VariablesResponse, res
+
+        expected.each do |exp|
+          if exp[:type] == "String"
+            exp[:value] = exp[:value].inspect
+          end
+        end
+
+        actual_locals = res.dig(:body, :variables).map { |loc| { name: loc[:name], value: loc[:value], type: loc[:type] } }
+      when 'chrome'
+        current_frame = @crt_frames.first
+        locals_scope = current_frame[:scopeChain].find { |f| f[:type] == "local" }
+        object_id = locals_scope.dig(:object, :objectId)
+
+        send_request "Runtime.getProperties", objectId: object_id
+        res = find_crt_cdp_response
+        assert_cdp_response 'Runtime.getProperties', res
+
+        actual_locals = res.dig(:result, :result).map do |loc|
+          type = loc.dig(:value, :className) || loc.dig(:value, :type).capitalize # TODO: sync this with get_ruby_type
+
+          { name: loc[:name], value: loc.dig(:value, :description), type: type }
+        end
+      end
+
+      failure_msg = FailureMessage.new{create_protocol_message "result:\n#{JSON.pretty_generate res}"}
+
+      actual_locals = actual_locals.sort_by { |h| h[:name] }
+      expected = expected.sort_by { |h| h[:name] }
+
+      expected.each_with_index do |expect, index|
+        actual = actual_locals[index]
+        assert_equal(expect[:name], actual[:name], failure_msg)
+        assert_equal(expect[:type], actual[:type], failure_msg)
+
+        if expect[:value].is_a?(Regexp)
+          assert_match(expect[:value], actual[:value], failure_msg)
+        else
+          assert_equal(expect[:value], actual[:value], failure_msg)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     def assert_hover_result expected,  expression: nil, frame_idx: 0
       case ENV['RUBY_DEBUG_TEST_UI']
       when 'vscode'