diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9532907..c00f979f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     "description": "Python Debugger extension using `debugpy`.",
     "version": "2023.3.0-dev",
     "publisher": "ms-python",
+    "enabledApiProposals": [
+        "portsAttributes"
+    ],
     "license": "MIT",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python-debugger",
     "repository": {
diff --git a/src/extension/debugger/debugPort/portAttributesProvider.ts b/src/extension/debugger/debugPort/portAttributesProvider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13fea1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extension/debugger/debugPort/portAttributesProvider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------
+ * Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { CancellationToken, PortAttributes, PortAttributesProvider, ProviderResult } from 'vscode';
+
+export class DebugPortAttributesProvider implements PortAttributesProvider {
+    public providePortAttributes(
+        _attributes: { port: number; pid?: number; commandLine?: string },
+        _token: CancellationToken,
+    ): ProviderResult<PortAttributes> {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/extension/extensionInit.ts b/src/extension/extensionInit.ts
index 5318cd23..35dd76b0 100644
--- a/src/extension/extensionInit.ts
+++ b/src/extension/extensionInit.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-import { debug, DebugConfigurationProviderTriggerKind, languages, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
+import { debug, DebugConfigurationProviderTriggerKind, languages, Uri, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
 import { executeCommand, getConfiguration, registerCommand, startDebugging } from './common/vscodeapi';
 import { DebuggerTypeName } from './constants';
 import { DynamicPythonDebugConfigurationService } from './debugger/configuration/dynamicdebugConfigurationService';
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { JsonLanguages, LaunchJsonCompletionProvider } from './debugger/configur
 import { LaunchJsonUpdaterServiceHelper } from './debugger/configuration/launch.json/updaterServiceHelper';
 import { ignoreErrors } from './common/promiseUtils';
 import { pickArgsInput } from './common/utils/localize';
+import { DebugPortAttributesProvider } from './debugger/debugPort/portAttributesProvider';
 
 export async function registerDebugger(context: IExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
     const childProcessAttachService = new ChildProcessAttachService();
@@ -125,4 +126,12 @@ export async function registerDebugger(context: IExtensionContext): Promise<void
             launchJsonCompletionProvider,
         ),
     );
+
+    const debugPortAttributesProvider = new DebugPortAttributesProvider();
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        workspace.registerPortAttributesProvider(
+            { commandPattern: /extensions.ms-python.debugpy.*debugpy.(launcher|adapter)/ },
+            debugPortAttributesProvider,
+        ),
+    );
 }
diff --git a/vscode.proposed.portsAttributes.d.ts b/vscode.proposed.portsAttributes.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3cb4b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode.proposed.portsAttributes.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+declare module 'vscode' {
+
+	// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/115616 @alexr00
+
+	/**
+	 * The action that should be taken when a port is discovered through automatic port forwarding discovery.
+	 */
+	export enum PortAutoForwardAction {
+		/**
+		 * Notify the user that the port is being forwarded. This is the default action.
+		 */
+		Notify = 1,
+		/**
+		 * Once the port is forwarded, open the user's web browser to the forwarded port.
+		 */
+		OpenBrowser = 2,
+		/**
+		 * Once the port is forwarded, open the preview browser to the forwarded port.
+		 */
+		OpenPreview = 3,
+		/**
+		 * Forward the port silently.
+		 */
+		Silent = 4,
+		/**
+		 * Do not forward the port.
+		 */
+		Ignore = 5
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The attributes that a forwarded port can have.
+	 */
+	export class PortAttributes {
+		/**
+		 * The action to be taken when this port is detected for auto forwarding.
+		 */
+		autoForwardAction: PortAutoForwardAction;
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new PortAttributes object
+		 * @param port the port number
+		 * @param autoForwardAction the action to take when this port is detected
+		 */
+		constructor(autoForwardAction: PortAutoForwardAction);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A provider of port attributes. Port attributes are used to determine what action should be taken when a port is discovered.
+	 */
+	export interface PortAttributesProvider {
+		/**
+		 * Provides attributes for the given port. For ports that your extension doesn't know about, simply
+		 * return undefined. For example, if `providePortAttributes` is called with ports 3000 but your
+		 * extension doesn't know anything about 3000 you should return undefined.
+		 * @param port The port number of the port that attributes are being requested for.
+		 * @param pid The pid of the process that is listening on the port. If the pid is unknown, undefined will be passed.
+		 * @param commandLine The command line of the process that is listening on the port. If the command line is unknown, undefined will be passed.
+		 * @param token A cancellation token that indicates the result is no longer needed.
+		 */
+		providePortAttributes(attributes: { port: number; pid?: number; commandLine?: string }, token: CancellationToken): ProviderResult<PortAttributes>;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A selector that will be used to filter which {@link PortAttributesProvider} should be called for each port.
+	 */
+	export interface PortAttributesSelector {
+		/**
+		 * Specifying a port range will cause your provider to only be called for ports within the range.
+		 * The start is inclusive and the end is exclusive.
+		 */
+		portRange?: [number, number] | number;
+
+		/**
+		 * Specifying a command pattern will cause your provider to only be called for processes whose command line matches the pattern.
+		 */
+		commandPattern?: RegExp;
+	}
+
+	export namespace workspace {
+		/**
+		 * If your extension listens on ports, consider registering a PortAttributesProvider to provide information
+		 * about the ports. For example, a debug extension may know about debug ports in it's debuggee. By providing
+		 * this information with a PortAttributesProvider the extension can tell the editor that these ports should be
+		 * ignored, since they don't need to be user facing.
+		 *
+		 * The results of the PortAttributesProvider are merged with the user setting `remote.portsAttributes`. If the values conflict, the user setting takes precedence.
+		 *
+		 * @param portSelector It is best practice to specify a port selector to avoid unnecessary calls to your provider.
+		 * If you don't specify a port selector your provider will be called for every port, which will result in slower port forwarding for the user.
+		 * @param provider The {@link PortAttributesProvider PortAttributesProvider}.
+		 */
+		export function registerPortAttributesProvider(portSelector: PortAttributesSelector, provider: PortAttributesProvider): Disposable;
+	}
+}