diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@
                         return
         self.assertTrue(False, "breakpoint not hit")
 
-    def verify_exception_breakpoint_hit(self, filter_label):
+    def verify_stop_exception_info(self, expected_description):
         '''Wait for the process we are debugging to stop, and verify the stop
            reason is 'exception' and that the description matches
-           'filter_label'
+           'expected_description'
         '''
         stopped_events = self.vscode.wait_for_stopped()
         for stopped_event in stopped_events:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                 if 'description' not in body:
                     continue
                 description = body['description']
-                if filter_label == description:
+                if expected_description == description:
                     return True
         return False
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
     def continue_to_exception_breakpoint(self, filter_label):
         self.vscode.request_continue()
-        self.assertTrue(self.verify_exception_breakpoint_hit(filter_label),
+        self.assertTrue(self.verify_stop_exception_info(filter_label),
                         'verify we got "%s"' % (filter_label))
 
     def continue_to_exit(self, exitCode=0):
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/Makefile b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/Makefile
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CXX_SOURCES := main.cpp
+
+include Makefile.rules
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/TestVSCode_exception.py b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/TestVSCode_exception.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/TestVSCode_exception.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""
+Test exception behavior in VSCode
+"""
+
+
+from lldbsuite.test.decorators import *
+from lldbsuite.test.lldbtest import *
+import lldbvscode_testcase
+
+
+class TestVSCode_exception(lldbvscode_testcase.VSCodeTestCaseBase):
+
+    @skipIfWindows
+    def test_stopped_description(self):
+        '''
+            Test that exception description is shown correctly in stopped
+            event.
+        '''
+        program = self.getBuildArtifact("a.out")
+        print("test_stopped_description called", flush=True)
+        self.build_and_launch(program)
+
+        self.vscode.request_continue()
+        self.assertTrue(self.verify_stop_exception_info("signal SIGABRT"))
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/main.cpp b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/exception/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <signal.h>
+
+int main() {
+  raise(SIGABRT);
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/JSONUtils.cpp b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/JSONUtils.cpp
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/JSONUtils.cpp
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/JSONUtils.cpp
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
   // If no description has been set, then set it to the default thread stopped
   // description. If we have breakpoints that get hit and shouldn't be reported
   // as breakpoints, then they will set the description above.
-  if (ObjectContainsKey(body, "description")) {
+  if (!ObjectContainsKey(body, "description")) {
     char description[1024];
     if (thread.GetStopDescription(description, sizeof(description))) {
       EmplaceSafeString(body, "description", std::string(description));