diff --git a/modules/tools/debugger/config.el b/modules/tools/debugger/config.el
index f640e7bb1..7714f3a19 100644
--- a/modules/tools/debugger/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/debugger/config.el
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
   :config
   (set-popup-rule! "^\\*\\(?:trepanjs:\\(?:g\\|zsh\\|bash\\)db\\)" :size 20)
 
+  (when (featurep! :lang javascript)
+    (after! js2-mode
+      (require 'realgud-trepan-ni)))
+
   ;; TODO Temporary Ex commands for the debugger
   ;; (def-tmp-excmd! doom:def-debug-on doom:def-debug-off
   ;;   ("n[ext]" . realgud:cmd-next)
diff --git a/modules/tools/debugger/packages.el b/modules/tools/debugger/packages.el
index b3f8c957e..4d83727f8 100644
--- a/modules/tools/debugger/packages.el
+++ b/modules/tools/debugger/packages.el
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
 ;;; tools/debugger/packages.el
 
-(package! realgud)
+(when (package! realgud)
+  (when (featurep! :lang javascript)
+    (package! realgud-trepan-ni)))
+
 (when (featurep! :tools lsp)
   (package! dap-mode))