diff --git a/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_comm.py b/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_comm.py
index cf85d5da6..d63899f7b 100644
--- a/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_comm.py
+++ b/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_comm.py
@@ -1467,6 +1467,19 @@ def build_exception_info_response(dbg, thread_id, request_seq, set_additional_th
                         source_path = frames[0][0]
 
                     stack_str = ''.join(traceback.format_list(frames[-max_frames:]))
+
+                    try:
+                        stype = frames_list.exc_type.__qualname__
+                        smod = frames_list.exc_type.__module__
+                        if smod not in ("__main__", "builtins"):
+                            if not isinstance(smod, str):
+                                smod = "<unknown>"
+                            stype = smod + '.' + stype
+                    except Exception:
+                        stype = '<unable to get exception type>'
+                        pydev_log.exception('Error getting exception type.')
+
+                    stack_str += '%s: %s\n' % (stype, frames_list.exc_desc)
                     stack_str += frames_list.exc_context_msg
                     stack_str_lst.append(stack_str)
 
diff --git a/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/resources/_debugger_case_raise_with_cause_msg.py b/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/resources/_debugger_case_raise_with_cause_msg.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9709f08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/resources/_debugger_case_raise_with_cause_msg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def method2():
+    {}['foo']
+
+
+def method():
+    try:
+        method2()
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise Exception('TEST SUCEEDED') from e
+
+
+method()
diff --git a/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/test_debugger_json.py b/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/test_debugger_json.py
index be8ff64f5..60c9846b7 100644
--- a/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/test_debugger_json.py
+++ b/src/debugpy/_vendored/pydevd/tests_python/test_debugger_json.py
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ def test_case_handled_exception_no_break_on_generator(case_setup):
         writer.finished_ok = True
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(not IS_PY36_OR_GREATER, reason='Requires Python 3.')
 def test_case_throw_exc_reason(case_setup):
 
     def check_test_suceeded_msg(self, stdout, stderr):
@@ -771,6 +770,53 @@ def additional_output_checks(writer, stdout, stderr):
         writer.finished_ok = True
 
 
+def test_case_throw_exc_reason_shown(case_setup):
+
+    def check_test_suceeded_msg(self, stdout, stderr):
+        return 'TEST SUCEEDED' in ''.join(stderr)
+
+    def additional_output_checks(writer, stdout, stderr):
+        assert "raise Exception('TEST SUCEEDED') from e" in stderr
+        assert "{}['foo']" in stderr
+        assert "KeyError: 'foo'" in stderr
+
+    with case_setup.test_file(
+            '_debugger_case_raise_with_cause_msg.py',
+            EXPECTED_RETURNCODE=1,
+            check_test_suceeded_msg=check_test_suceeded_msg,
+            additional_output_checks=additional_output_checks
+        ) as writer:
+        json_facade = JsonFacade(writer)
+
+        json_facade.write_launch(justMyCode=False)
+        json_facade.write_set_exception_breakpoints(['uncaught'])
+        json_facade.write_make_initial_run()
+
+        json_hit = json_facade.wait_for_thread_stopped(
+            reason='exception', line=writer.get_line_index_with_content("raise Exception('TEST SUCEEDED') from e"))
+
+        exc_info_request = json_facade.write_request(
+            pydevd_schema.ExceptionInfoRequest(pydevd_schema.ExceptionInfoArguments(json_hit.thread_id)))
+        exc_info_response = json_facade.wait_for_response(exc_info_request)
+
+        stack_frames = json_hit.stack_trace_response.body.stackFrames
+        # Note that the additional context doesn't really appear in the stack
+        # frames, only in the details.
+        assert [x['name'] for x in stack_frames] == ['method', '<module>']
+
+        body = exc_info_response.body
+        assert body.exceptionId == 'Exception'
+        assert body.description == 'TEST SUCEEDED'
+        assert normcase(body.details.kwargs['source']) == normcase(writer.TEST_FILE)
+
+        # Check that we have the exception cause in the stack trace.
+        assert "KeyError: 'foo'" in body.details.stackTrace
+
+        json_facade.write_continue()
+
+        writer.finished_ok = True
+
+
 def test_case_handled_exception_breaks(case_setup):
     with case_setup.test_file('_debugger_case_exceptions.py') as writer:
         json_facade = JsonFacade(writer)