diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs
index 7ae2f4c36a..6a0364f1f3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
 
         // For testing
         internal Frame Frame => _frame;
+        internal IDebugger Debugger { get; set; } = DebuggerWrapper.Singleton;
+
 
         public bool TimedOut { get; private set; }
 
@@ -263,14 +265,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
             // TODO: Use PlatformApis.VolatileRead equivalent again
             if (timestamp > Interlocked.Read(ref _timeoutTimestamp))
             {
-                CancelTimeout();
-
-                if (_timeoutAction == TimeoutAction.SendTimeoutResponse)
+                if (!Debugger.IsAttached)
                 {
-                    SetTimeoutResponse();
-                }
+                    CancelTimeout();
 
-                Timeout();
+                    if (_timeoutAction == TimeoutAction.SendTimeoutResponse)
+                    {
+                        SetTimeoutResponse();
+                    }
+
+                    Timeout();
+                }
             }
             else
             {
@@ -285,7 +290,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
                             var elapsedSeconds = (double)_readTimingElapsedTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond;
                             var rate = Interlocked.Read(ref _readTimingBytesRead) / elapsedSeconds;
 
-                            if (rate < _frame.RequestBodyMinimumDataRate.Rate)
+                            if (rate < _frame.RequestBodyMinimumDataRate.Rate && !Debugger.IsAttached)
                             {
                                 Log.RequestBodyMininumDataRateNotSatisfied(_context.ConnectionId, _frame.TraceIdentifier, _frame.RequestBodyMinimumDataRate.Rate);
                                 Timeout();
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnectionContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnectionContext.cs
index 165daf2ad5..9f01593810 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnectionContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnectionContext.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.System.IO.Pipelines;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Abstractions.Internal;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/Infrastructure/DebuggerWrapper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/Infrastructure/DebuggerWrapper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df2b2644d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/Infrastructure/DebuggerWrapper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Infrastructure
+{
+    internal sealed class DebuggerWrapper : IDebugger
+    {
+        private DebuggerWrapper()
+        { }
+
+        public static IDebugger Singleton { get; } = new DebuggerWrapper();
+
+        public bool IsAttached => Debugger.IsAttached;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/Infrastructure/IDebugger.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/Infrastructure/IDebugger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb1448fd4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/Infrastructure/IDebugger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Infrastructure
+{
+    public interface IDebugger
+    {
+        bool IsAttached { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/FrameConnectionTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/FrameConnectionTests.cs
index 9596ef625f..c28f731ae4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/FrameConnectionTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/FrameConnectionTests.cs
@@ -50,19 +50,60 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
             _pipeFactory.Dispose();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void DoesNotTimeOutWhenDebuggerIsAttached()
+        {
+            var mockDebugger = new Mock<IDebugger>();
+            mockDebugger.SetupGet(g => g.IsAttached).Returns(true);
+            _frameConnection.Debugger = mockDebugger.Object;
+            _frameConnection.CreateFrame(new DummyApplication(), _frameConnectionContext.Input.Reader, _frameConnectionContext.Output);
+
+            var now = DateTimeOffset.Now;
+            _frameConnection.Tick(now);
+            _frameConnection.SetTimeout(1, TimeoutAction.SendTimeoutResponse);
+            _frameConnection.Tick(now.AddTicks(2).Add(Heartbeat.Interval));
+
+            Assert.False(_frameConnection.TimedOut);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void DoesNotTimeOutWhenRequestBodyDoesNotSatisfyMinimumDataRateButDebuggerIsAttached()
+        {
+            var mockDebugger = new Mock<IDebugger>();
+            mockDebugger.SetupGet(g => g.IsAttached).Returns(true);
+            _frameConnection.Debugger = mockDebugger.Object;
+            var requestBodyMinimumDataRate = 100;
+            var mockLogger = new Mock<IKestrelTrace>();
+            mockLogger.Setup(l => l.RequestBodyMininumDataRateNotSatisfied(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<double>())).Throws(new InvalidOperationException("Should not log"));
+
+            TickBodyWithMinimumDataRate(mockLogger.Object, requestBodyMinimumDataRate);
+
+            Assert.False(_frameConnection.TimedOut);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void TimesOutWhenRequestBodyDoesNotSatisfyMinimumDataRate()
         {
             var requestBodyMinimumDataRate = 100;
+            var mockLogger = new Mock<IKestrelTrace>();
+            TickBodyWithMinimumDataRate(mockLogger.Object, requestBodyMinimumDataRate);
+
+            // Timed out
+            Assert.True(_frameConnection.TimedOut);
+            mockLogger.Verify(logger =>
+                logger.RequestBodyMininumDataRateNotSatisfied(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), requestBodyMinimumDataRate), Times.Once);
+        }
+
+        private void TickBodyWithMinimumDataRate(IKestrelTrace logger, int requestBodyMinimumDataRate)
+        {
             var requestBodyGracePeriod = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
 
             _frameConnectionContext.ServiceContext.ServerOptions.Limits.RequestBodyMinimumDataRate =
                 new MinimumDataRate(rate: requestBodyMinimumDataRate, gracePeriod: requestBodyGracePeriod);
 
-            var mockLogger = new Mock<IKestrelTrace>();
-            _frameConnectionContext.ServiceContext.Log = mockLogger.Object;
+            _frameConnectionContext.ServiceContext.Log = logger;
 
-            _frameConnection.CreateFrame(new DummyApplication(context => Task.CompletedTask), _frameConnectionContext.Input.Reader, _frameConnectionContext.Output);
+            _frameConnection.CreateFrame(new DummyApplication(), _frameConnectionContext.Input.Reader, _frameConnectionContext.Output);
             _frameConnection.Frame.Reset();
 
             // Initialize timestamp
@@ -75,11 +116,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
             now += requestBodyGracePeriod + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
             _frameConnection.BytesRead(1);
             _frameConnection.Tick(now);
-
-            // Timed out
-            Assert.True(_frameConnection.TimedOut);
-            mockLogger.Verify(logger =>
-                logger.RequestBodyMininumDataRateNotSatisfied(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), requestBodyMinimumDataRate), Times.Once);
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/test/shared/DummyApplication.cs b/test/shared/DummyApplication.cs
index e944bf3562..389a799b2d 100644
--- a/test/shared/DummyApplication.cs
+++ b/test/shared/DummyApplication.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing
         private readonly RequestDelegate _requestDelegate;
         private readonly IHttpContextFactory _httpContextFactory;
 
+        public DummyApplication()
+            : this(_ => Task.CompletedTask)
+        {
+        }
+
         public DummyApplication(RequestDelegate requestDelegate)
             : this(requestDelegate, null)
         {