diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running/variable_list.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running/variable_list.rs
index 6e8315c7f5..a3f09d16e2 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running/variable_list.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/session/running/variable_list.rs
@@ -889,13 +889,30 @@ impl VariableList {
             return;
         };
 
-        let variable_value = match &entry.entry {
-            DapEntry::Variable(dap) => dap.value.clone(),
-            DapEntry::Watcher(watcher) => watcher.value.to_string(),
+        match &entry.entry {
+            DapEntry::Variable(dap) => {
+                let fallback_value = dap.value.clone();
+                let expression = dap
+                    .evaluate_name
+                    .clone()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| dap.name.clone());
+                let frame_id = self.selected_stack_frame_id;
+                let task = self.session.update(cx, |session, cx| {
+                    session.evaluate_variable_value(expression, frame_id, cx)
+                });
+                cx.spawn(async move |_, cx| {
+                    let value = task.await.unwrap_or(fallback_value);
+                    cx.update(|cx| {
+                        cx.write_to_clipboard(ClipboardItem::new_string(value));
+                    });
+                })
+                .detach();
+            }
+            DapEntry::Watcher(watcher) => {
+                cx.write_to_clipboard(ClipboardItem::new_string(watcher.value.to_string()));
+            }
             DapEntry::Scope(_) => return,
-        };
-
-        cx.write_to_clipboard(ClipboardItem::new_string(variable_value));
+        }
     }
 
     fn edit_variable(&mut self, _: &EditVariable, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/variable_list.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/variable_list.rs
index 5b88637306..9d5062a445 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/variable_list.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/tests/variable_list.rs
@@ -2592,3 +2592,58 @@ async fn test_refresh_watchers(executor: BackgroundExecutor, cx: &mut TestAppCon
         assert_eq!(3, watcher.variables_reference);
     });
 }
+
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_evaluate_variable_value_uses_clipboard_context(
+    executor: BackgroundExecutor,
+    cx: &mut TestAppContext,
+) {
+    init_test(cx);
+
+    let fs = FakeFs::new(executor.clone());
+    fs.insert_tree(
+        path!("/project"),
+        json!({
+            "index.js": "const debug = { foo: 1 };",
+        }),
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    let project = Project::test(fs, [path!("/project").as_ref()], cx).await;
+    let workspace = init_test_workspace(&project, cx).await;
+    let cx = &mut VisualTestContext::from_window(*workspace, cx);
+    let session = start_debug_session(&workspace, cx, |client| {
+        client.on_request::<Initialize, _>(move |_, _| {
+            Ok(dap::Capabilities {
+                supports_clipboard_context: Some(true),
+                ..Default::default()
+            })
+        });
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let client = session.update(cx, |session, _| session.adapter_client().unwrap());
+    client.on_request::<Evaluate, _>(move |_, args| {
+        assert_eq!("debug", args.expression);
+        assert_eq!(Some(dap::EvaluateArgumentsContext::Clipboard), args.context);
+
+        Ok(dap::EvaluateResponse {
+            result: "full value".to_string(),
+            type_: None,
+            presentation_hint: None,
+            variables_reference: 0,
+            named_variables: None,
+            indexed_variables: None,
+            memory_reference: None,
+            value_location_reference: None,
+        })
+    });
+
+    let value = session
+        .update(cx, |session, cx| {
+            session.evaluate_variable_value("debug".to_string(), Some(1), cx)
+        })
+        .await;
+
+    assert_eq!(Some("full value".to_string()), value);
+}
diff --git a/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs b/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs
index 6aa115d607..90b3c61046 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/debugger/session.rs
@@ -2863,6 +2863,38 @@ impl Session {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Evaluates an expression to obtain its full value for copying.
+    pub fn evaluate_variable_value(
+        &mut self,
+        expression: String,
+        frame_id: Option<u64>,
+        cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+    ) -> Task<Option<String>> {
+        let context = if self
+            .capabilities
+            .supports_clipboard_context
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+        {
+            EvaluateArgumentsContext::Clipboard
+        } else {
+            EvaluateArgumentsContext::Variables
+        };
+        let request = self.request(
+            EvaluateCommand {
+                expression,
+                frame_id,
+                context: Some(context),
+                source: None,
+            },
+            |_, response, _| response.ok(),
+            cx,
+        );
+        cx.background_spawn(async move {
+            let response = request.await?;
+            Some(response.result)
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn location(
         &mut self,
         reference: u64,