diff --git a/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluatorBuilder.kt b/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluatorBuilder.kt
index 01000bc020c..338605c5b53 100644
--- a/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluatorBuilder.kt
+++ b/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluatorBuilder.kt
@@ -128,9 +128,14 @@ class KotlinEvaluator(val codeFragment: KtCodeFragment, val sourcePosition: Sour
             }
         }
 
+        if (!context.debugProcess.isAttached) {
+            status.error(EvaluationError.DebuggerNotAttached)
+            throw EvaluateExceptionUtil.PROCESS_EXITED
+        }
+
         val frameProxy = context.frameProxy ?: run {
             status.error(EvaluationError.NoFrameProxy)
-            evaluationException("Cannot evaluate a code fragment: frame proxy is not available")
+            throw EvaluateExceptionUtil.NULL_STACK_FRAME
         }
 
         val operatingThread = context.suspendContext.thread ?: run {
diff --git a/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/evaluate/EvaluationStatus.kt b/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/evaluate/EvaluationStatus.kt
index 2108a069a55..74c9a906d30 100644
--- a/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/evaluate/EvaluationStatus.kt
+++ b/idea/jvm-debugger/jvm-debugger-evaluation/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/evaluate/EvaluationStatus.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class EvaluationStatus {
 }
 
 enum class EvaluationError {
+    DebuggerNotAttached,
     NoFrameProxy,
     ThreadNotAvailable,
     ThreadNotSuspended,