diff --git a/src/nodeDebugAdapter.ts b/src/nodeDebugAdapter.ts
index 49df05f9..c4e1e31c 100644
--- a/src/nodeDebugAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/nodeDebugAdapter.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import * as wsl from './wslSupport';
 
 import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import { FinishedStartingUpEventArguments } from 'vscode-chrome-debug-core/lib/src/executionTimingsReporter';
+
+import * as NiMS from './nodeInspectMetadataServer';
+
 let localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 const DefaultSourceMapPathOverrides: ISourceMapPathOverrides = {
@@ -387,6 +390,9 @@ export class NodeDebugAdapter extends ChromeDebugAdapter {
             }
         }
 
+        NiMS.addSession(launchArgs);
+        logger.warn('NiMS listening on ' + NiMS.getSocket());
+
         this.logLaunchCommand(runtimeExecutable, launchArgs);
         spawnOpts.detached = this.supportsTerminateRequest; // https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/57018
         const nodeProcess = cp.spawn(runtimeExecutable, launchArgs, spawnOpts);
@@ -397,6 +403,7 @@ export class NodeDebugAdapter extends ChromeDebugAdapter {
                 const msg = `Node process error: ${error}`;
                 logger.error(msg);
                 this.terminateSession(msg);
+                NiMS.removeSession(launchArgs);
             });
             nodeProcess.on('exit', () => {
                 const msg = 'Target exited';
@@ -404,6 +411,7 @@ export class NodeDebugAdapter extends ChromeDebugAdapter {
                 if (!this.isExtensionHost()) {
                     this.terminateSession(msg);
                 }
+                NiMS.removeSession(launchArgs);
             });
             nodeProcess.on('close', (code) => {
                 const msg = 'Target closed';
@@ -411,6 +419,7 @@ export class NodeDebugAdapter extends ChromeDebugAdapter {
                 if (!this.isExtensionHost()) {
                     this.terminateSession(msg);
                 }
+                NiMS.removeSession(launchArgs);
             });
 
             const noDebugMode = (<ILaunchRequestArguments>this._launchAttachArgs).noDebug;
@@ -492,7 +501,7 @@ export class NodeDebugAdapter extends ChromeDebugAdapter {
                     const r = line.match(/^\s*([\w\.\-]+)\s*=\s*(.*)?\s*$/);
                     if (r !== null) {
                         const key = r[1];
-                        if (!process.env[key]) {	// .env variables never overwrite existing variables (see #21169)
+                        if (!process.env[key]) {    // .env variables never overwrite existing variables (see #21169)
                             let value = r[2] || '';
                             if (value.length > 0 && value.charAt(0) === '"' && value.charAt(value.length - 1) === '"') {
                                 value = value.replace(/\\n/gm, '\n');
diff --git a/src/nodeInspectMetadataServer.ts b/src/nodeInspectMetadataServer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbfad616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nodeInspectMetadataServer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { logger } from 'vscode-chrome-debug-core';
+const http = require('http'),
+  os = require('os'),
+  HOST = '127.0.0.1',
+  PORT = 6607;
+
+class NodeInspectMetaServer {
+  sessions: any[];
+
+  constructor() {
+    let self = this;
+    self.sessions = [];
+
+    const socketStatusServer = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+      let out = '',
+        contentType = 'text/html';
+
+      if (req.url === '/json') {
+        contentType = 'application/json';
+        out = JSON.stringify(self.sessions);
+      } else {
+        let json = JSON.stringify(self.sessions);
+        out = `
+          <html>
+            <head>
+              <title>Node.js --inspect Metadata Server</title>
+            </head>
+            <body>
+              <pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">${ (self.sessions.length == 0) ? json :
+                json.replace(/\[/g, '[' + os.EOL)
+                .replace(/\]/g, os.EOL + ']')
+                .replace(/\]/g, os.EOL + ']')
+                .replace(/\{/g, '  {' + os.EOL + '    ')
+                .replace(/\}/g, os.EOL + '  }')
+                .replace(/,/g, ',' + os.EOL + '    ')
+              }
+              </pre>
+            </body>
+          </html>
+        `;
+      }
+      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': contentType + '; charset=UTF-8' });
+      res.end(out);
+    });
+    socketStatusServer.listen(PORT, HOST, () => {
+      logger.log('Node --inspect Metadata Server listening on ' + HOST + ':' + PORT);
+    });
+  }
+  getSessionMeta(inspectPort) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      http.get('http://127.0.0.1:' + inspectPort + '/json', (res) => {
+        const { statusCode } = res;
+        const contentType = res.headers['content-type'];
+
+        let error;
+        if (statusCode !== 200) {
+          error = new Error('Request Failed.\n' +
+                            `Status Code: ${statusCode}`);
+        } else if (!/^application\/json/.test(contentType)) {
+          error = new Error('Invalid content-type.\n' +
+                            `Expected application/json but received ${contentType}`);
+        }
+        if (error) {
+          logger.error(error.message);
+          // consume response data to free up memory
+          res.resume();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        res.setEncoding('utf8');
+        let rawData = '';
+        res.on('data', (chunk) => { rawData += chunk; });
+        res.on('end', () => {
+          try {
+            const parsedData = JSON.parse(rawData);
+            resolve(parsedData[0]);
+          } catch (e) {
+            reject(e.message);
+          }
+        });
+      }).on('error', (e) => {
+        reject(`Got error: ${e.message}`);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+  getSocket() {
+    return HOST + ':' + PORT;
+  }
+  getInspectPort(launchArgs) {
+    return launchArgs.find(arg => arg.includes('--inspect')).split('=')[1];
+  }
+  addSession(launchArgs) {
+    let self = this;
+
+    let inspectPort = self.getInspectPort(launchArgs);
+    self.getSessionMeta(inspectPort)
+    .then((meta:any) => {
+      Object.assign(meta, {
+        inspectSocket: '127.0.0.1:' + inspectPort,
+        nodeExeRunner: 'vscode'
+      });
+      let index = self.sessions.findIndex(session => session.id === meta.id);
+      if (index == -1) self.sessions.push(meta);
+      else self.sessions[index] = meta;
+    });
+  }
+  removeSession(launchArgs) {
+    let self = this;
+    let inspectPort = self.getInspectPort(launchArgs);
+    let index = self.sessions.findIndex(session => session.inspectSocket === '127.0.0.1:' + inspectPort);
+    self.sessions.splice(index, 1);
+  }
+}
+
+let NiMS = new NodeInspectMetaServer();
+export = NiMS;
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