diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21d8981ea78..1fd88572b3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "semver": "4.3.6",
     "v8-profiler": "jrieken/v8-profiler#vscode",
     "vscode-chokidar": "1.6.2",
-    "vscode-debugprotocol": "1.24.0",
+    "vscode-debugprotocol": "1.25.0-pre.0",
     "vscode-ripgrep": "^0.6.0-patch.0.5",
     "vscode-textmate": "^3.2.0",
     "xterm": "Tyriar/xterm.js#vscode-release/1.19",
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugProtocol.d.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugProtocol.d.ts
index b6c73dc89a8..449a78f8614 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugProtocol.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugProtocol.d.ts
@@ -1275,7 +1275,18 @@ declare module DebugProtocol {
 	/** Optional properties of a variable that can be used to determine how to render the variable in the UI. */
 	export interface VariablePresentationHint {
 		/** The kind of variable. Before introducing additional values, try to use the listed values.
-			Values: 'property', 'method', 'class', 'data', 'event', 'baseClass', 'innerClass', 'interface', 'mostDerivedClass', etc.
+			Values:
+			'property': Indicates that the object is a property.
+			'method': Indicates that the object is a method.
+			'class': Indicates that the object is a class.
+			'data': Indicates that the object is data.
+			'event': Indicates that the object is an event.
+			'baseClass': Indicates that the object is a base class.
+			'innerClass': Indicates that the object is an inner class.
+			'interface': Indicates that the object is an interface.
+			'mostDerivedClass': Indicates that the object is the most derived class.
+			'virtual': Indicates that the object is virtual, that means it is a synthetic object introduced by the adapter for rendering purposes, e.g. an index range for large arrays.
+			etc.
 		*/
 		kind?: string;
 		/** Set of attributes represented as an array of strings. Before introducing additional values, try to use the listed values.
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d3dd6a76350..d86b8a9d90a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5736,9 +5736,9 @@ vscode-chokidar@1.6.2:
   optionalDependencies:
     vscode-fsevents "0.3.8"
 
-vscode-debugprotocol@1.24.0:
-  version "1.24.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-debugprotocol/-/vscode-debugprotocol-1.24.0.tgz#dbc10e8d7d95b102727a19af3f0fcef7e252b08e"
+vscode-debugprotocol@1.25.0-pre.0:
+  version "1.25.0-pre.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-debugprotocol/-/vscode-debugprotocol-1.25.0-pre.0.tgz#ad83e7bd95b19ac795df50fa0e2fe903462a72b6"
 
 vscode-fsevents@0.3.8:
   version "0.3.8"