diff --git a/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfiguration.java b/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfiguration.java
index 147861f5857f..1467fc19bec6 100644
--- a/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfiguration.java
+++ b/python/python-rest/src/com/jetbrains/rest/run/RestRunConfiguration.java
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.InvalidDataException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.JDOMExternalizerUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.WriteExternalException;
 import com.jetbrains.python.run.AbstractPythonRunConfiguration;
+import com.jetbrains.python.run.DebugAwareConfiguration;
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**
  * User : catherine
  */
-public abstract class RestRunConfiguration extends AbstractPythonRunConfiguration {
+public abstract class RestRunConfiguration extends AbstractPythonRunConfiguration implements DebugAwareConfiguration {
   private String myInputFile = "";
   private String myOutputFile = "";
   private String myParams = "";
@@ -109,4 +110,9 @@ public abstract class RestRunConfiguration extends AbstractPythonRunConfiguratio
   public boolean canRunWithCoverage() {
     return false;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public final boolean canRunUnderDebug() {
+    return false; // Rest configuration can't be run under debug
+  }
 }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugRunner.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugRunner.java
index 728936052ced..23923357cd57 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugRunner.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyDebugRunner.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.jetbrains.python.console.PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView;
 import com.jetbrains.python.console.pydev.ConsoleCommunicationListener;
 import com.jetbrains.python.run.AbstractPythonRunConfiguration;
 import com.jetbrains.python.run.CommandLinePatcher;
+import com.jetbrains.python.run.DebugAwareConfiguration;
 import com.jetbrains.python.run.PythonCommandLineState;
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.flavors.PythonSdkFlavor;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -76,21 +77,29 @@ public class PyDebugRunner extends GenericProgramRunner {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean canRun(@NotNull String executorId, @NotNull RunProfile profile) {
-    return DefaultDebugExecutor.EXECUTOR_ID.equals(executorId) &&
-           profile instanceof AbstractPythonRunConfiguration &&
-           ((AbstractPythonRunConfiguration)profile).canRunWithCoverage();
+  public boolean canRun(@NotNull final String executorId, @NotNull final RunProfile profile) {
+    if (!DefaultDebugExecutor.EXECUTOR_ID.equals(executorId)) {
+      // If not debug at all
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (profile instanceof DebugAwareConfiguration) {
+      // if configuration knows whether debug is allowed
+      return ((DebugAwareConfiguration)profile).canRunUnderDebug();
+    }
+    return true;
   }
 
 
-  protected XDebugSession createSession(@NotNull RunProfileState state, @NotNull final ExecutionEnvironment environment) throws ExecutionException {
+  protected XDebugSession createSession(@NotNull RunProfileState state, @NotNull final ExecutionEnvironment environment)
+    throws ExecutionException {
     FileDocumentManager.getInstance().saveAllDocuments();
 
     final PythonCommandLineState pyState = (PythonCommandLineState)state;
     final ServerSocket serverSocket = PythonCommandLineState.createServerSocket();
     final int serverLocalPort = serverSocket.getLocalPort();
     RunProfile profile = environment.getRunProfile();
-    final ExecutionResult result = pyState.execute(environment.getExecutor(), createCommandLinePatchers(environment.getProject(), pyState, profile, serverLocalPort));
+    final ExecutionResult result =
+      pyState.execute(environment.getExecutor(), createCommandLinePatchers(environment.getProject(), pyState, profile, serverLocalPort));
 
     return XDebuggerManager.getInstance(environment.getProject()).
       startSession(environment, new XDebugProcessStarter() {
@@ -116,7 +125,8 @@ public class PyDebugRunner extends GenericProgramRunner {
   }
 
   @Override
-  protected RunContentDescriptor doExecute(@NotNull RunProfileState state, @NotNull final ExecutionEnvironment environment) throws ExecutionException {
+  protected RunContentDescriptor doExecute(@NotNull RunProfileState state, @NotNull final ExecutionEnvironment environment)
+    throws ExecutionException {
     XDebugSession session = createSession(state, environment);
     initSession(session, state, environment.getExecutor());
     return session.getRunContentDescriptor();
@@ -206,10 +216,11 @@ public class PyDebugRunner extends GenericProgramRunner {
           parametersList.getParamsGroup(PythonCommandLineState.GROUP_EXE_OPTIONS));
         ParamsGroup exeParamsOld = parametersList.removeParamsGroup(exeParamsIndex);
         isModule = false;
-        for (String param: exeParamsOld.getParameters()) {
+        for (String param : exeParamsOld.getParameters()) {
           if (!param.equals("-m")) {
             newExeParams.addParameter(param);
-          } else {
+          }
+          else {
             isModule = true;
           }
         }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/DebugAwareConfiguration.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/DebugAwareConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d242e73ca895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/run/DebugAwareConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.jetbrains.python.run;
+
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.RunConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration that knows if it supports run under debug or not
+ * @author Ilya.Kazakevich
+ */
+public interface DebugAwareConfiguration extends RunConfiguration {
+  /**
+   * @return true if this configuration may run under debug
+   */
+  boolean canRunUnderDebug();
+}
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ConfigurationBasedProcessRunner.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ConfigurationBasedProcessRunner.java
index f8c19ec27c06..15e5a24be636 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ConfigurationBasedProcessRunner.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/ConfigurationBasedProcessRunner.java
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ import org.junit.Assert;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 
 /**
@@ -47,7 +50,9 @@ import java.io.IOException;
  * <p/>
  * This class allows configuration to <strong>rerun</strong> (using {@link #shouldRunAgain()},
  * you need to implement {@link #getEnvironmentToRerun(RunContentDescriptor)}, accept last run descriptor and return
- * {@link ExecutionEnvironment} to rerun (probably obtained from descriptor)
+ * {@link ExecutionEnvironment} to rerun (probably obtained from descriptor).
+ * <p/>
+ * It also has {@link #getAvailableRunnersForLastRun()} with list of strings that represents runner ids available for last run.
  *
  * @param <CONF_T> configuration class this runner supports
  * @author Ilya.Kazakevich
@@ -61,6 +66,9 @@ public abstract class ConfigurationBasedProcessRunner<CONF_T extends AbstractPyt
   @NotNull
   private final Class<CONF_T> myExpectedConfigurationType;
 
+  @NotNull
+  private final List<String> myAvailableRunnersForLastRun = new ArrayList<String>();
+
   /**
    * Environment to be used to run instead of factory. Used to rerun
    */
@@ -104,6 +112,18 @@ public abstract class ConfigurationBasedProcessRunner<CONF_T extends AbstractPyt
         }, ModalityState.NON_MODAL);
       }
     };
+
+
+    /// Find all available runners to report them to the test
+    myAvailableRunnersForLastRun.clear();
+    for (final ProgramRunner<?> runner : ProgramRunner.PROGRAM_RUNNER_EP.getExtensions()) {
+      for (final Executor executor : Executor.EXECUTOR_EXTENSION_NAME.getExtensions()) {
+        if (runner.canRun(executor.getId(), executionEnvironment.getRunProfile())) {
+          myAvailableRunnersForLastRun.add(runner.getRunnerId());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     executionEnvironment.getRunner().execute(executionEnvironment, new ProgramRunner.Callback() {
       @Override
       public void processStarted(final RunContentDescriptor descriptor) {
@@ -200,4 +220,13 @@ public abstract class ConfigurationBasedProcessRunner<CONF_T extends AbstractPyt
   protected ExecutionEnvironment getEnvironmentToRerun(@NotNull final RunContentDescriptor lastRunDescriptor) {
     return null;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @return list of runner ids which are allowed to run against current environment.
+   * Use it to check if desired runner (like debugger) exists
+   */
+  @NotNull
+  public final List<String> getAvailableRunnersForLastRun() {
+    return Collections.unmodifiableList(myAvailableRunnersForLastRun);
+  }
 }