diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 430ae2204..7a4d91d79 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -315,6 +315,15 @@
                   "default": true
                 }
               }
+            },
+            "type": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": [
+                "coreclr",
+                "clr"
+              ],
+              "description": "Type type of code to debug. Can be either 'coreclr' for .NET Core debugging, or 'clr' for Desktop .NET Framework. 'clr' only works on Windows as the Desktop framework is Windows-only.",
+              "default": "coreclr"
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/src/features/dotnetTest.ts b/src/features/dotnetTest.ts
index e56ca7826..272b52db3 100644
--- a/src/features/dotnetTest.ts
+++ b/src/features/dotnetTest.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,12 @@ function createLaunchConfiguration(program: string, args: string, cwd: string, d
         result = {};
     }
 
+    if (!result.type) {
+        result.type = "coreclr";
+    }
+
     // Now fill in the rest of the options
     result.name = ".NET Test Launch";
-    result.type = "coreclr";
     result.request = "launch";
     result.debuggerEventsPipeName = debuggerEventsPipeName;
     result.program = program;