diff --git a/src/nvim/debugger.c b/src/nvim/debugger.c
index 2ed8beaafb..bfb15d59f5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/debugger.c
+++ b/src/nvim/debugger.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ static garray_T dbg_breakp = { 0, 0, sizeof(struct debuggy), 4, NULL };
 #define BREAKP(idx)             (((struct debuggy *)dbg_breakp.ga_data)[idx])
 #define DEBUGGY(gap, idx)       (((struct debuggy *)(gap)->ga_data)[idx])
 static int last_breakp = 0;     // nr of last defined breakpoint
+static bool has_expr_breakpoint = false;
 
 // Profiling uses file and func names similar to breakpoints.
 static garray_T prof_ga = { 0, 0, sizeof(struct debuggy), 4, NULL };
@@ -620,6 +621,9 @@ void ex_breakadd(exarg_T *eap)
     // DBG_EXPR
     DEBUGGY(gap, gap->ga_len++).dbg_nr = ++last_breakp;
     debug_tick++;
+    if (gap == &dbg_breakp) {
+      has_expr_breakpoint = true;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -633,6 +637,17 @@ void ex_debuggreedy(exarg_T *eap)
   }
 }
 
+static void update_has_expr_breakpoint(void)
+{
+  has_expr_breakpoint = false;
+  for (int i = 0; i < dbg_breakp.ga_len; i++) {
+    if (BREAKP(i).dbg_type == DBG_EXPR) {
+      has_expr_breakpoint = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /// ":breakdel" and ":profdel".
 void ex_breakdel(exarg_T *eap)
 {
@@ -708,6 +723,9 @@ void ex_breakdel(exarg_T *eap)
   if (GA_EMPTY(gap)) {
     ga_clear(gap);
   }
+  if (gap == &dbg_breakp) {
+    update_has_expr_breakpoint();
+  }
 }
 
 /// ":breaklist".
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_debugger.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_debugger.vim
index fce80a948a..5836523898 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_debugger.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_debugger.vim
@@ -971,6 +971,28 @@ func Test_Backtrace_DefFunction()
   call delete('Xtest2.vim')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_DefFunction_expr()
+  CheckRunVimInTerminal
+  CheckCWD
+  let file3 =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      g:someVar = "foo"
+      def g:ChangeVar()
+        g:someVar = "bar"
+        echo "changed"
+      enddef
+      defcompile
+  END
+  call writefile(file3, 'Xtest3.vim')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xtest3.vim', {})
+
+  call RunDbgCmd(buf, ':breakadd expr g:someVar')
+  call RunDbgCmd(buf, ':call g:ChangeVar()', ['Oldval = "''foo''"', 'Newval = "''bar''"', 'function ChangeVar', 'line 2: echo "changed"'])
+
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('Xtest3.vim')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_debug_def_and_legacy_function()
   CheckRunVimInTerminal
   CheckCWD