diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/README.md b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/README.md
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/README.md
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/README.md
@@ -181,15 +181,15 @@
 
 ### Loading a Core File
 
-Loading a core file can use the `"attach"` request along with the
-`"attachCommands"` to implement a custom attach:
+This loads the coredump file `/cores/123.core` associated with the program
+`/tmp/a.out`:
 
 ```javascript
 {
-  "name": "Attach to Name (wait)",
+  "name": "Load coredump",
   "type": "lldb-vscode",
   "request": "attach",
-  "attachCommands": ["target create -c /path/to/123.core /path/to/executable"],
-  "stopOnEntry": false
+  "coreFile": "/cores/123.core",
+  "program": "/tmp/a.out"
 }
 ```
diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/lldb-vscode.cpp b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/lldb-vscode.cpp
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/lldb-vscode.cpp
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/lldb-vscode.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,9 @@
   g_vsc.stop_commands = GetStrings(arguments, "stopCommands");
   g_vsc.exit_commands = GetStrings(arguments, "exitCommands");
   auto attachCommands = GetStrings(arguments, "attachCommands");
-  g_vsc.stop_at_entry = GetBoolean(arguments, "stopOnEntry", false);
+  auto core_file = GetString(arguments, "coreFile");
+  g_vsc.stop_at_entry =
+      core_file.empty() ? GetBoolean(arguments, "stopOnEntry", false) : true;
   const auto debuggerRoot = GetString(arguments, "debuggerRoot");
 
   // This is a hack for loading DWARF in .o files on Mac where the .o files
@@ -569,7 +571,10 @@
     // Disable async events so the attach will be successful when we return from
     // the launch call and the launch will happen synchronously
     g_vsc.debugger.SetAsync(false);
-    g_vsc.target.Attach(attach_info, error);
+    if (core_file.empty())
+      g_vsc.target.Attach(attach_info, error);
+    else
+      g_vsc.target.LoadCore(core_file.data(), error);
     // Reenable async events
     g_vsc.debugger.SetAsync(true);
   } else {
@@ -584,7 +589,7 @@
 
   SetSourceMapFromArguments(*arguments);
 
-  if (error.Success()) {
+  if (error.Success() && core_file.empty()) {
     auto attached_pid = g_vsc.target.GetProcess().GetProcessID();
     if (attached_pid == LLDB_INVALID_PROCESS_ID) {
       if (attachCommands.empty())
diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json
@@ -218,8 +218,12 @@
 							},
 							"exitCommands": {
 								"type": "array",
-									"description": "Commands executed at the end of debugging session.",
-									"default": []
+								"description": "Commands executed at the end of debugging session.",
+								"default": []
+							},
+							"coreFile": {
+								"type": "string",
+								"description": "Path to the core file to debug. It's necessary to specify the \"program\" argument as well."
 							}
 						}
 					}