diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53624533..8d6b63e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ Reliable Neotest adapter for running Go tests in Neovim.
 - Supports all [Neotest usage](https://github.com/nvim-neotest/neotest#usage).
 - Supports table tests and nested test functions (based on treesitter AST
   parsing).
-- DAP support with [leoluz/nvim-dap-go](https://github.com/leoluz/nvim-dap-go)
-  integration for debugging of tests using
+- DAP support. Either with
+  [leoluz/nvim-dap-go](https://github.com/leoluz/nvim-dap-go) integration or
+  custom configuration for debugging of tests using
   [delve](https://github.com/go-delve/delve).
 - Monorepo support (detect, run and debug tests in sub-projects).
 - Inline diagnostics.
@@ -220,10 +221,18 @@ See `go help test`, `go help testflag`, `go help build` for possible arguments.
 ### Example configuration: debugging
 
 To debug tests, make sure you depend on
-[mfussenegger/nvim-dap](https://github.com/mfussenegger/nvim-dap),
-[rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui](https://github.com/rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui) and
-[leoluz/nvim-dap-go](https://github.com/leoluz/nvim-dap-go). For example, make
-the following changes to your lua setup:
+[mfussenegger/nvim-dap](https://github.com/mfussenegger/nvim-dap) and
+[rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui](https://github.com/rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui). Then you have
+two options:
+
+- Adapter-provided DAP configuration, leveraging
+  [leoluz/nvim-dap-go](https://github.com/leoluz/nvim-dap-go) (recommended).
+- Use your own custom DAP configuration (no additional dependency needed).
+
+Example configurations:
+
+<details>
+<summary>Adapter-provided configuration</summary>
 
 ```diff
 return {
@@ -261,6 +270,51 @@ return {
 }
 ```
 
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Custom DAP configuration</summary>
+
+```diff
+return {
++  {
++    "rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui",
++    dependencies = {
++      "nvim-neotest/nvim-nio",
++      "mfussenegger/nvim-dap",
++    },
++  },
++
+  {
+    "nvim-neotest/neotest",
+    dependencies = {
+      "nvim-neotest/nvim-nio",
+      "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+      "antoinemadec/FixCursorHold.nvim",
+      "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+      "fredrikaverpil/neotest-golang", -- Installation
+    },
+    config = function()
+      require("neotest").setup({
+        adapters = {
++         require("neotest-golang") { -- Registration
++           dap_mode = "manual",
++           dap_manual_config = {
++               name = "Debug go tests",
++               type = "go", -- Preconfigured DAP adapter name
++               request = "launch",
++               mode = "test",
++           }
++         },
+        },
+      })
+    end,
+  },
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+
 Finally, set a keymap, like:
 
 ```lua
diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/dap_go.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/dap_go.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8735f384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/dap_go.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+--- DAP (dap-go) setup related functions.
+
+local options = require("neotest-golang.options")
+local logger = require("neotest-golang.logging")
+
+local M = {}
+
+---This will prepare and setup nvim-dap-go for debugging.
+---@param cwd string
+function M.setup_debugging(cwd)
+  local dap_go_opts = options.get().dap_go_opts or {}
+  if type(dap_go_opts) == "function" then
+    dap_go_opts = dap_go_opts()
+  end
+  local dap_go_opts_original = vim.deepcopy(dap_go_opts)
+  if dap_go_opts.delve == nil then
+    dap_go_opts.delve = {}
+  end
+  dap_go_opts.delve.cwd = cwd
+  logger.debug({ "Provided dap_go_opts for DAP: ", dap_go_opts })
+  require("dap-go").setup(dap_go_opts)
+
+  -- reset nvim-dap-go (and cwd) after debugging with nvim-dap
+  require("dap").listeners.after.event_terminated["neotest-golang-debug"] = function()
+    logger.debug({
+      "Resetting provided dap_go_opts for DAP: ",
+      dap_go_opts_original,
+    })
+    require("dap-go").setup(dap_go_opts_original)
+  end
+end
+
+--- @param test_path string
+--- @param test_name_regex string?
+--- @return table | nil
+function M.get_dap_config(test_path, test_name_regex)
+  -- :help dap-configuration
+  local dap_config = {
+    type = "go",
+    name = "Neotest-golang",
+    request = "launch",
+    mode = "test",
+    program = test_path,
+  }
+
+  if test_name_regex ~= nil then
+    dap_config.args = { "-test.run", test_name_regex }
+  end
+
+  local dap_go_opts = options.get().dap_go_opts or {}
+  if dap_go_opts.delve ~= nil and dap_go_opts.delve.build_flags ~= nil then
+    dap_config.buildFlags = dap_go_opts.delve.build_flags
+  end
+
+  return dap_config
+end
+
+function M.assert_dap_prerequisites()
+  local dap_go_found = pcall(require, "dap-go")
+  if not dap_go_found then
+    local msg = "You must have leoluz/nvim-dap-go installed to use DAP strategy. "
+      .. "See the neotest-golang README for more information."
+    logger.error(msg)
+    error(msg)
+  end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/dap_manual.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/dap_manual.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13a19d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/dap_manual.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--- DAP (manual dap configuration) setup related functions.
+
+local options = require("neotest-golang.options")
+
+local M = {}
+
+---@param cwd string
+function M.setup_debugging(cwd)
+  local dap_manual_config = options.get().dap_manual_config or {}
+  if type(dap_manual_config) == "function" then
+    dap_manual_config = dap_manual_config()
+  end
+
+  dap_manual_config.cwd = cwd
+end
+
+---This will setup a dap configuration to run tests
+---@param test_path string
+---@param test_name_regex string?
+---@return table | nil
+function M.get_dap_config(test_path, test_name_regex)
+  local dap_manual_config = options.get().dap_manual_config or {}
+  if type(dap_manual_config) == "function" then
+    dap_manual_config = dap_manual_config()
+  end
+
+  dap_manual_config.program = test_path
+
+  if test_name_regex ~= nil then
+    dap_manual_config.args = dap_manual_config.args or {}
+    table.insert(dap_manual_config.args, "-test.run")
+    table.insert(dap_manual_config.args, test_name_regex)
+  end
+  return dap_manual_config
+end
+
+---Dummy function is needed to be corresponding to dap-go setup (just like trait implementation)
+function M.assert_dap_prerequisites() end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua
index f6e36537..f89f0673 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua
@@ -5,64 +5,46 @@ local logger = require("neotest-golang.logging")
 
 local M = {}
 
----This will prepare and setup nvim-dap-go for debugging.
----@param cwd string
-function M.setup_debugging(cwd)
-  local dap_go_opts = options.get().dap_go_opts or {}
-  if type(dap_go_opts) == "function" then
-    dap_go_opts = dap_go_opts()
-  end
-  local dap_go_opts_original = vim.deepcopy(dap_go_opts)
-  if dap_go_opts.delve == nil then
-    dap_go_opts.delve = {}
+local function get_dap_implementation()
+  local dap_impl
+  local selected_dap_mode = options.get().dap_mode
+  if type(selected_dap_mode) == "function" then
+    selected_dap_mode = selected_dap_mode()
   end
-  dap_go_opts.delve.cwd = cwd
-  logger.debug({ "Provided dap_go_opts for DAP: ", dap_go_opts })
-  require("dap-go").setup(dap_go_opts)
 
-  -- reset nvim-dap-go (and cwd) after debugging with nvim-dap
-  require("dap").listeners.after.event_terminated["neotest-golang-debug"] = function()
-    logger.debug({
-      "Resetting provided dap_go_opts for DAP: ",
-      dap_go_opts_original,
-    })
-    require("dap-go").setup(dap_go_opts_original)
+  if selected_dap_mode == "dap-go" then
+    dap_impl = require("neotest-golang.features.dap.dap_go")
+  elseif selected_dap_mode == "manual" then
+    dap_impl = require("neotest-golang.features.dap.dap_manual")
+  else
+    local msg = "Got dap-mode: `"
+      .. selected_dap_mode
+      .. "` that cannot be used. "
+      .. "See the neotest-golang README for more information."
+    logger.error(msg)
+    error(msg)
   end
+
+  return dap_impl
+end
+
+---@param cwd string
+function M.setup_debugging(cwd)
+  local dap_impl = get_dap_implementation()
+  dap_impl.setup_debugging(cwd)
 end
 
 --- @param test_path string
 --- @param test_name_regex string?
 --- @return table | nil
 function M.get_dap_config(test_path, test_name_regex)
-  -- :help dap-configuration
-  local dap_config = {
-    type = "go",
-    name = "Neotest-golang",
-    request = "launch",
-    mode = "test",
-    program = test_path,
-  }
-
-  if test_name_regex ~= nil then
-    dap_config.args = { "-test.run", test_name_regex }
-  end
-
-  local dap_go_opts = options.get().dap_go_opts or {}
-  if dap_go_opts.delve ~= nil and dap_go_opts.delve.build_flags ~= nil then
-    dap_config.buildFlags = dap_go_opts.delve.build_flags
-  end
-
-  return dap_config
+  local dap_impl = get_dap_implementation()
+  return dap_impl.get_dap_config(test_path, test_name_regex)
 end
 
 function M.assert_dap_prerequisites()
-  local dap_go_found = pcall(require, "dap-go")
-  if not dap_go_found then
-    local msg = "You must have leoluz/nvim-dap-go installed to use DAP strategy. "
-      .. "See the neotest-golang README for more information."
-    logger.error(msg)
-    error(msg)
-  end
+  local dap_impl = get_dap_implementation()
+  dap_impl.assert_dap_prerequisites()
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/options.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/options.lua
index 8caa54b2..1c85e7b2 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-golang/options.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/options.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ local opts = {
   gotestsum_args = { "--format=standard-verbose" }, -- NOTE: can also be a function
   go_list_args = {}, -- NOTE: can also be a function
   dap_go_opts = {}, -- NOTE: can also be a function
+  dap_mode = "dap-go", -- NOTE: or "manual" ; can also be a function
+  dap_manual_config = {}, -- NOTE: can also be a function
   testify_enabled = false,
   colorize_test_output = true,
   warn_test_name_dupes = true,
diff --git a/tests/unit/options_spec.lua b/tests/unit/options_spec.lua
index e7859406..9ca2de7b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/options_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/unit/options_spec.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ describe("Options are set up", function()
       go_list_args = {},
       gotestsum_args = { "--format=standard-verbose" },
       dap_go_opts = {},
+      dap_mode = "dap-go",
+      dap_manual_config = {},
       testify_enabled = false,
       colorize_test_output = true,
       warn_test_name_dupes = true,
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ describe("Options are set up", function()
       go_list_args = {},
       gotestsum_args = { "--format=standard-verbose" },
       dap_go_opts = {},
+      dap_mode = "dap-go",
+      dap_manual_config = {},
       testify_enabled = false,
       colorize_test_output = false,
       warn_test_name_dupes = true,
@@ -65,6 +69,12 @@ describe("Options are set up", function()
       dap_go_opts = function()
         return {}
       end,
+      dap_mode = function()
+        return "dap-go"
+      end,
+      dap_manual_config = function()
+        return {}
+      end,
       testify_enabled = false,
       colorize_test_output = true,
       warn_test_name_dupes = true,