diff --git a/src/main/java/de/gebit/plugins/autoconfig/handlers/java/JavaHandler.java b/src/main/java/de/gebit/plugins/autoconfig/handlers/java/JavaHandler.java
index 730e05c..bf1dad5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/gebit/plugins/autoconfig/handlers/java/JavaHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/gebit/plugins/autoconfig/handlers/java/JavaHandler.java
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 import com.intellij.compiler.CompilerConfiguration;
 import com.intellij.compiler.CompilerConfigurationImpl;
 import com.intellij.compiler.impl.javaCompiler.BackendCompiler;
+import com.intellij.debugger.settings.DebuggerSettings;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import de.gebit.plugins.autoconfig.UpdateHandler;
 import de.gebit.plugins.autoconfig.handlers.AbstractHandler;
-import de.gebit.plugins.autoconfig.model.AnnotationProcessor;
 import de.gebit.plugins.autoconfig.model.Compiler;
-import de.gebit.plugins.autoconfig.model.JavaConfiguration;
+import de.gebit.plugins.autoconfig.model.*;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.compiler.ProcessorConfigProfile;
 
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ public List<String> updateConfiguration(JavaConfiguration configuration, Project
 				applySetting(buildProcessHeapSize, compilerConfiguration.getBuildProcessHeapSize(0), compilerConfiguration::setBuildProcessHeapSize, changedConfigs, "Build process heap size");
 			}
 		}
+
+		Debugger debugger = configuration.getDebugger();
+		if (debugger != null) {
+			AsyncStackTraces asyncStackTraces = debugger.getAsyncStackTraces();
+			if (asyncStackTraces != null) {
+				applySetting(asyncStackTraces.getUseInstrumentingAgent(),
+						DebuggerSettings.getInstance().INSTRUMENTING_AGENT,
+						v -> DebuggerSettings.getInstance().INSTRUMENTING_AGENT = v, changedConfigs,
+						"Use instrumenting agent (application setting)");
+			}
+		}
 		return changedConfigs;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/schema/java.schema.json b/src/main/resources/schema/java.schema.json
index 4160afe..430fc71 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/schema/java.schema.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/schema/java.schema.json
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
   "title": "Java configuration",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
+    "debugger": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Debugger settings",
+      "properties": {
+        "asyncStackTraces": {
+          "description": "Settings for async stack traces",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "useInstrumentingAgent": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "description": "Whether instrumenting agent should be used (application wide setting!)"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "compiler": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Compiler settings",