diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5d2abdd..3e70ee68 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Automatically discover debug adapter launch configurations if `nvim-dap` and `haskell-debug-adapter`
+  are detected.
+  This can be disabled by setting the `vim.g.haskell_tools.dap.auto_discover` option to `false`.
+
 ## [2.0.2] - 2023-09-02
 ### Fixed
 - Hover: Decode url-encoded (type-)definition paths in hover actions ([#238](https://github.com/mrcjkb/haskell-tools.nvim/issues/238)).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42c141f9..df207429 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,10 +137,6 @@ vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>rf', function()
   ht.repl.toggle(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))
 end, def_opts)
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>rq', ht.repl.quit, opts)
-
--- Detect nvim-dap launch configurations
--- (requires nvim-dap and haskell-debug-adapter)
-ht.dap.discover_configurations(bufnr)
 ```
 
 >**Note**
@@ -249,10 +245,10 @@ this plugin will set up `autocmd`s to automatically generate tags:
 
 This feature can be tweaked or disabled in the [advanced configuration](#advanced-configuration).
 
-- [x] **Auto-detect `haskell-debug-adapter` configurations**
+- [x] **Auto-discover `haskell-debug-adapter` configurations**
 
 If the [`nvim-dap`](https://github.com/mfussenegger/nvim-dap) plugin is installed,
-you can use `haskell-tools.nvim` to auto-detect [`haskell-debug-adapter`](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/haskell-debug-adapter)
+`haskell-tools.nvim` will automatically discover [`haskell-debug-adapter`](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/haskell-debug-adapter)
 configurations.
 
 ![dap](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12857160/232348888-4fea5393-d624-417e-b994-6eb44113a3d9.gif)
@@ -543,6 +539,12 @@ local ht = require('haskell-tools')
 ht.dap.discover_configurations(bufnr, opts)
 ```
 
+> **Note**
+>
+> `haskell-tools.nvim` will discover DAP launch configurations automatically,
+> if `nivm-dap` is installed and the debug adapter server is executable.
+> There is typically no need to call this function manually.
+
 ### Telescope extension
 
 If [`telescope.nvim`](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim) is installed,
diff --git a/doc/haskell-tools.txt b/doc/haskell-tools.txt
index 6886fab9..5c10e781 100644
--- a/doc/haskell-tools.txt
+++ b/doc/haskell-tools.txt
@@ -196,9 +196,10 @@ HaskellLspClientOpts                                      *HaskellLspClientOpts*
 HTDapOpts                                                            *HTDapOpts*
 
     Fields: ~
-        {cmd}       (string[]|nil)                     The command to start haskell-debug-adapter with.
-        {logFile}   (string|nil)                       Log file path for detected configurations.
-        {logLevel}  (HaskellDebugAdapterLogLevel|nil)  The log level for detected configurations.
+        {cmd}            (string[]|nil)                     The command to start the debug adapter server with.
+        {logFile}        (string|nil)                       Log file path for detected configurations.
+        {logLevel}       (HaskellDebugAdapterLogLevel|nil)  The log level for detected configurations.
+        {auto_discover}  (boolean|AddDapConfigOpts)         Set to `false` to disable auto-discovery of launch configurations. `true` uses the default configurations options`.
 
 
 HaskellDebugAdapterLogLevel                        *HaskellDebugAdapterLogLevel*
diff --git a/ftplugin/cabal.lua b/ftplugin/cabal.lua
index e7b22005..67ded7f6 100644
--- a/ftplugin/cabal.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/cabal.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 local ht = require('haskell-tools.internal')
 ht.start_or_attach()
+ht.dap_discover()
diff --git a/ftplugin/cabalproject.lua b/ftplugin/cabalproject.lua
index e7b22005..67ded7f6 100644
--- a/ftplugin/cabalproject.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/cabalproject.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 local ht = require('haskell-tools.internal')
 ht.start_or_attach()
+ht.dap_discover()
diff --git a/ftplugin/haskell.lua b/ftplugin/haskell.lua
index e7b22005..67ded7f6 100644
--- a/ftplugin/haskell.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/haskell.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 local ht = require('haskell-tools.internal')
 ht.start_or_attach()
+ht.dap_discover()
diff --git a/ftplugin/lhaskell.lua b/ftplugin/lhaskell.lua
index e7b22005..67ded7f6 100644
--- a/ftplugin/lhaskell.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/lhaskell.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 local ht = require('haskell-tools.internal')
 ht.start_or_attach()
+ht.dap_discover()
diff --git a/lua/haskell-tools/config.lua b/lua/haskell-tools/config.lua
index ae8fb35b..4f647676 100644
--- a/lua/haskell-tools/config.lua
+++ b/lua/haskell-tools/config.lua
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ vim.g.haskell_tools = vim.g.haskell_tools
 ---@see https://haskell-language-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html.
 
 ---@class HTDapOpts
----@field cmd string[] | nil The command to start haskell-debug-adapter with.
+---@field cmd string[] | nil The command to start the debug adapter server with.
 ---@field logFile string | nil Log file path for detected configurations.
 ---@field logLevel HaskellDebugAdapterLogLevel | nil The log level for detected configurations.
+---@field auto_discover boolean | AddDapConfigOpts Set to `false` to disable auto-discovery of launch configurations. `true` uses the default configurations options`.
 
 ---@alias HaskellDebugAdapterLogLevel 'Debug' | 'Info' | 'Warning' | 'Error'
 
diff --git a/lua/haskell-tools/config/check.lua b/lua/haskell-tools/config/check.lua
index a099d2c9..9e273a43 100644
--- a/lua/haskell-tools/config/check.lua
+++ b/lua/haskell-tools/config/check.lua
@@ -132,6 +132,34 @@ function HtConfigCheck.validate(cfg)
   if not ok then
     return false, err
   end
+  local dap = cfg.dap
+  local valid_dap_log_levels = { 'Debug', 'Info', 'Warning', 'Error' }
+  ok, err = validate('dap', {
+    auto_discover = { dap.auto_discover, { 'boolean', 'table' } },
+    cmd = { dap.cmd, { 'function', 'table' } },
+    logFile = { dap.logFile, 'string' },
+    logLevel = {
+      dap.logLevel,
+      function(level)
+        return type(level) == 'string' and vim.tbl_contains(valid_dap_log_levels, level)
+      end,
+      'one of ' .. vim.inspect(valid_backends),
+    },
+  })
+  if not ok then
+    return false, err
+  end
+  local auto_discover = dap.auto_discover
+  if type(auto_discover) == 'table' then
+    ---@cast auto_discover AddDapConfigOpts
+    ok, err = validate('dap.auto_discover', {
+      autodetect = { auto_discover.autodetect, 'boolean' },
+      settings_file_pattern = { auto_discover.settings_file_pattern, 'string' },
+    })
+    if not ok then
+      return false, err
+    end
+  end
   return true
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/haskell-tools/config/internal.lua b/lua/haskell-tools/config/internal.lua
index d071ba58..26c4cc59 100644
--- a/lua/haskell-tools/config/internal.lua
+++ b/lua/haskell-tools/config/internal.lua
@@ -236,12 +236,14 @@ local HTDefaultConfig = {
   },
   ---@class HTDapConfig debug adapter config for nvim-dap.
   dap = {
-    ---@type string[] The command to start haskell-debug-adapter with.
+    ---@type string[] | (fun():string[]) The command to start the debug adapter server with.
     cmd = { 'haskell-debug-adapter' },
     ---@type string Log file path for detected configurations.
     logFile = vim.fn.stdpath('data') .. '/haskell-dap.log',
     ---@type HaskellDebugAdapterLogLevel The log level for detected configurations.
     logLevel = 'Warning',
+    ---@type boolean | AddDapConfigOpts Set to `false` to disable auto-discovery of launch configurations. `true` uses the default configurations options`.
+    auto_discover = true,
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/haskell-tools/dap.lua b/lua/haskell-tools/dap.lua
index b34a8e25..e75d4946 100644
--- a/lua/haskell-tools/dap.lua
+++ b/lua/haskell-tools/dap.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---@mod haskell-tools.dap haskell-tools nvim-dap setup
 
 local deps = require('haskell-tools.deps')
+local Types = require('haskell-tools.types.internal')
 
 ---@param root_dir string
 local function get_ghci_dap_cmd(root_dir)
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ local function find_json_configurations(root_dir, opts)
 end
 
 ---@param root_dir string
----@return table
+---@return HsDapLaunchConfiguration[]
 local function detect_launch_configurations(root_dir)
   local launch_configurations = {}
   local Path = deps.require_plenary('plenary.path')
@@ -83,9 +84,7 @@ local _configuration_cache = {}
 if not deps.has('dap') then
   ---@type HsDapTools
   local NullHsDapTools = {
-    discover_configurations = function(_)
-      vim.notify_once('haskell-tools.dap: Failed to initialise. Is nvim-dap installed?', vim.log.levels.ERROR)
-    end,
+    discover_configurations = function(_) end,
   }
   return NullHsDapTools
 end
@@ -95,18 +94,11 @@ local dap = require('dap')
 ---@class HsDapTools
 local HsDapTools = {}
 
-local HTConfig = require('haskell-tools.config.internal')
-local dap_opts = HTConfig.dap
-dap.adapters.ghc = {
-  type = 'executable',
-  command = table.concat(dap_opts.cmd, ' '),
-}
-
 ---@class AddDapConfigOpts
 local DefaultAutoDapConfigOpts = {
-  ---@type boolean Whether to automatically detect launch configurations for the project
+  ---@type boolean Whether to automatically detect launch configurations for the project.
   autodetect = true,
-  ---@type string File name or pattern to search for. Defaults to 'launch.json'
+  ---@type string File name or pattern to search for. Defaults to 'launch.json'.
   settings_file_pattern = 'launch.json',
 }
 
@@ -115,8 +107,20 @@ local DefaultAutoDapConfigOpts = {
 ---@param opts AddDapConfigOpts|nil
 ---@return nil
 HsDapTools.discover_configurations = function(bufnr, opts)
-  local async = deps.require_plenary('plenary.async')
+  local HTConfig = require('haskell-tools.config.internal')
+  local HTDapConfig = HTConfig.dap
   local log = require('haskell-tools.log.internal')
+  local dap_cmd = Types.evaluate(HTDapConfig.cmd) or {}
+  if #dap_cmd == 0 or vim.fn.executable(dap_cmd[1]) ~= 1 then
+    log.debug { 'DAP server executable not found.', dap_cmd }
+    return
+  end
+  ---@cast dap_cmd string[]
+  dap.adapters.ghc = {
+    type = 'executable',
+    command = table.concat(dap_cmd, ' '),
+  }
+  local async = deps.require_plenary('plenary.async')
   async.run(function()
     bufnr = bufnr or 0 -- Default to current buffer
     opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', {}, DefaultAutoDapConfigOpts, opts or {})
@@ -124,10 +128,11 @@ HsDapTools.discover_configurations = function(bufnr, opts)
     local HtProjectHelpers = require('haskell-tools.project.helpers')
     local project_root = HtProjectHelpers.match_project_root(filename)
     if not project_root then
-      log.warn('haskell-tools.dap: Unable to detect project root for file ' .. filename)
+      log.warn('dap: Unable to detect project root for file ' .. filename)
       return
     end
     if _configuration_cache[project_root] then
+      log.debug('dap: Found cached configuration. Skipping.')
       return
     end
     local discovered_configurations = {}
diff --git a/lua/haskell-tools/internal.lua b/lua/haskell-tools/internal.lua
index ba54b23a..74b37c3b 100644
--- a/lua/haskell-tools/internal.lua
+++ b/lua/haskell-tools/internal.lua
@@ -57,4 +57,17 @@ function InternalApi.start_or_attach()
   end
 end
 
+---Auto-discover nvim-dap launch configurations (if auto-discovery is enabled)
+function InternalApi.dap_discover()
+  local auto_discover = HTConfig.dap.auto_discover
+  if not auto_discover then
+    return
+  elseif type(auto_discover) == 'boolean' then
+    return require('haskell-tools').dap.discover_configurations()
+  end
+  ---@cast auto_discover AddDapConfigOpts
+  local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+  require('haskell-tools').dap.discover_configurations(bufnr, auto_discover)
+end
+
 return InternalApi