diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua
index 55e2670d..f6e36537 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/features/dap/init.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function M.setup_debugging(cwd)
 end
 
 --- @param test_path string
---- @param test_name_regex string
+--- @param test_name_regex string?
 --- @return table | nil
 function M.get_dap_config(test_path, test_name_regex)
   -- :help dap-configuration
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ function M.get_dap_config(test_path, test_name_regex)
     name = "Neotest-golang",
     request = "launch",
     mode = "test",
-    args = { "-test.run", test_name_regex },
     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
@@ -52,4 +55,14 @@ function M.get_dap_config(test_path, test_name_regex)
   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/init.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/init.lua
index fae98ed5..c762a53d 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-golang/init.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/init.lua
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ function M.Adapter.build_spec(args)
     return
   end
 
+  logger.info({ "Tree:", pos })
+
   -- Below is the main logic of figuring out how to execute tests. In short,
   -- a "runspec" is defined for each command to execute.
   -- Neotest also distinguishes between different "position types":
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ function M.Adapter.build_spec(args)
   elseif pos.type == "file" then
     -- A runspec is to be created, based on on running all tests in the given
     -- file.
-    return runspec.file.build(pos, tree)
+    return runspec.file.build(pos, tree, args.strategy)
   elseif pos.type == "namespace" then
     -- A runspec is to be created, based on running all tests in the given
     -- namespace.
diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/runspec/file.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/runspec/file.lua
index be9a7957..ef57269d 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-golang/runspec/file.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/runspec/file.lua
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 
 local logger = require("neotest-golang.logging")
 local lib = require("neotest-golang.lib")
+local dap = require("neotest-golang.features.dap")
 
 local M = {}
 
---- Build runspec for a directory.
+--- Build runspec for a file.
 --- @param pos neotest.Position
 --- @param tree neotest.Tree
+--- @param strategy string
 --- @return neotest.RunSpec | neotest.RunSpec[] | nil
-function M.build(pos, tree)
+function M.build(pos, tree, strategy)
   if vim.tbl_isempty(tree:children()) then
     return M.return_skipped(pos)
   end
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ function M.build(pos, tree)
       end
     end
   end
-
+  --
   -- find all top-level tests in pos.path
   local test_cmd = nil
   local json_filepath = nil
@@ -63,6 +65,14 @@ function M.build(pos, tree)
     -- NOTE: could also fall back to running on a per-test basis by using a bare return
   end
 
+  local runspec_strategy = nil
+  if strategy == "dap" then
+    dap.assert_dap_prerequisites()
+    runspec_strategy = dap.get_dap_config(pos_path_foldername, regexp)
+    logger.debug("DAP strategy used: " .. vim.inspect(runspec_strategy))
+    dap.setup_debugging(pos_path_foldername)
+  end
+
   --- @type RunspecContext
   local context = {
     pos_id = pos.id,
@@ -78,6 +88,11 @@ function M.build(pos, tree)
     context = context,
   }
 
+  if runspec_strategy ~= nil then
+    run_spec.strategy = runspec_strategy
+    run_spec.context.is_dap_active = true
+  end
+
   logger.debug({ "RunSpec:", run_spec })
   return run_spec
 end