diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 779c6dc..b246e59 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -2201,6 +2201,18 @@ class ExternalDebugConfigProvider implements vscode.DebugConfigurationProvider {
                 if (m && m.length > 1) {
                     dbgCfg['probe'] = m[1];
                 }
+                 // parse '--chip-description-path <path>' (support quoted path)
+                 // examples:
+                 //   --chip-description-path /path/to/desc.yaml
+                 //   --chip-description-path "/path/with spaces/desc.yaml"
+                 m = /--chip-description-path\s+("[^"]+"|[^\s]+)/.exec(flasherCfg.otherOptions);
+                 if (m && m.length > 1) {
+                     let p = m[1];
+                     // strip surrounding quotes if present
+                     if (p.startsWith('"') && p.endsWith('"'))
+                         p = p.substring(1, p.length - 1);
+                     dbgCfg['chipDescriptionPath'] = p;
+                 }
             }
             result.push(dbgCfg);
             result.push(newAttachDebugCfg(dbgCfg));