diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/agent/DebuggerAgent.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/agent/DebuggerAgent.java
index 4fa2fbff802..ea5f21ba5e2 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/agent/DebuggerAgent.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/agent/DebuggerAgent.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 /** Debugger agent implementation */
 public class DebuggerAgent {
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DebuggerAgent.class);
-  public static final Duration EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL = Duration.ofHours(1);
   private static ConfigurationPoller configurationPoller;
   private static DebuggerSink sink;
   private static String agentVersion;
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ public static synchronized void run(
           new DefaultExceptionDebugger(
               configurationUpdater,
               classNameFiltering,
-              EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL,
+              Duration.ofSeconds(config.getDebuggerExceptionCaptureInterval()),
               config.getDebuggerMaxExceptionPerSecond());
       DebuggerContext.initExceptionDebugger(defaultExceptionDebugger);
     }
diff --git a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/ConfigDefaults.java b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/ConfigDefaults.java
index f4e3357f78b..eca7d719643 100644
--- a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/ConfigDefaults.java
+++ b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/ConfigDefaults.java
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ public final class ConfigDefaults {
   static final int DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_SYMBOL_FLUSH_THRESHOLD = 100; // nb of classes
   static final boolean DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ENABLED = false;
   static final int DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_MAX_EXCEPTION_PER_SECOND = 100;
-  static final boolean DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ONLY_LOCAL_ROOT = true;
+  static final boolean DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ONLY_LOCAL_ROOT = false;
+  static final boolean DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERMEDIATE_SPANS_ENABLED = true;
   static final int DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES = 3;
+  static final int DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60 * 60;
   static final boolean DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_CODE_ORIGIN_ENABLED = false;
 
   static final boolean DEFAULT_TRACE_REPORT_HOSTNAME = false;
diff --git a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/DebuggerConfig.java b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/DebuggerConfig.java
index 769e22b7d82..ae149af5fe1 100644
--- a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/DebuggerConfig.java
+++ b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/DebuggerConfig.java
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public final class DebuggerConfig {
       "internal.exception.replay.only.local.root";
   public static final String DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES =
       "exception.replay.max.frames.to.capture";
+  public static final String DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_MAX_FRAMES =
+      "exception.replay.capture.max.frames";
+  public static final String DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL_SECONDS =
+      "exception.replay.capture.interval.seconds";
+  public static final String DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERMEDIATE_SPANS_ENABLED =
+      "exception.replay.capture.intermediate.spans.enabled";
   public static final String THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDES = "third.party.includes";
   public static final String THIRD_PARTY_EXCLUDES = "third.party.excludes";
 
diff --git a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/DDSpan.java b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/DDSpan.java
index 2a0e6711a63..909363a8188 100644
--- a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/DDSpan.java
+++ b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/DDSpan.java
@@ -377,7 +377,10 @@ private boolean isExceptionDebuggingEnabled() {
     if (!Config.get().isDebuggerExceptionEnabled()) {
       return false;
     }
-    if (Config.get().isDebuggerExceptionOnlyLocalRoot() && !isLocalRootSpan()) {
+    boolean captureOnlyRootSpan =
+        (Config.get().isDebuggerExceptionOnlyLocalRoot()
+            || !Config.get().isDebuggerExceptionCaptureIntermediateSpansEnabled());
+    if (captureOnlyRootSpan && !isLocalRootSpan()) {
       return false;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java
index a2f83aca90c..c461a36806f 100644
--- a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java
+++ b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/Config.java
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_CODE_ORIGIN_ENABLED;
 import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_DIAGNOSTICS_INTERVAL;
 import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_ENABLED;
+import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERMEDIATE_SPANS_ENABLED;
+import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL_SECONDS;
 import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ENABLED;
 import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES;
 import static datadog.trace.api.ConfigDefaults.DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ONLY_LOCAL_ROOT;
@@ -225,6 +227,9 @@
 import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_CODE_ORIGIN_ENABLED;
 import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_DIAGNOSTICS_INTERVAL;
 import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_ENABLED;
+import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERMEDIATE_SPANS_ENABLED;
+import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL_SECONDS;
+import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_MAX_FRAMES;
 import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ENABLED;
 import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES;
 import static datadog.trace.api.config.DebuggerConfig.DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ONLY_LOCAL_ROOT;
@@ -884,8 +889,10 @@ public static String getHostName() {
   private final int debuggerSymbolFlushThreshold;
   private final boolean debuggerExceptionEnabled;
   private final int debuggerMaxExceptionPerSecond;
-  private final boolean debuggerExceptionOnlyLocalRoot;
+  @Deprecated private final boolean debuggerExceptionOnlyLocalRoot;
+  private final boolean debuggerExceptionCaptureIntermediateSpansEnabled;
   private final int debuggerExceptionMaxCapturedFrames;
+  private final int debuggerExceptionCaptureInterval;
   private final boolean debuggerCodeOriginEnabled;
 
   private final Set<String> debuggerThirdPartyIncludes;
@@ -2005,9 +2012,19 @@ PROFILING_DATADOG_PROFILER_ENABLED, isDatadogProfilerSafeInCurrentEnvironment())
     debuggerExceptionOnlyLocalRoot =
         configProvider.getBoolean(
             DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ONLY_LOCAL_ROOT, DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_ONLY_LOCAL_ROOT);
+    debuggerExceptionCaptureIntermediateSpansEnabled =
+        configProvider.getBoolean(
+            DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERMEDIATE_SPANS_ENABLED,
+            DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERMEDIATE_SPANS_ENABLED);
     debuggerExceptionMaxCapturedFrames =
         configProvider.getInteger(
-            DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES, DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES);
+            DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES,
+            DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_MAX_CAPTURED_FRAMES,
+            DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_MAX_FRAMES);
+    debuggerExceptionCaptureInterval =
+        configProvider.getInteger(
+            DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL_SECONDS,
+            DEFAULT_DEBUGGER_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE_INTERVAL_SECONDS);
 
     debuggerThirdPartyIncludes = tryMakeImmutableSet(configProvider.getList(THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDES));
     debuggerThirdPartyExcludes = tryMakeImmutableSet(configProvider.getList(THIRD_PARTY_EXCLUDES));
@@ -3390,10 +3407,18 @@ public boolean isDebuggerExceptionOnlyLocalRoot() {
     return debuggerExceptionOnlyLocalRoot;
   }
 
+  public boolean isDebuggerExceptionCaptureIntermediateSpansEnabled() {
+    return debuggerExceptionCaptureIntermediateSpansEnabled;
+  }
+
   public int getDebuggerExceptionMaxCapturedFrames() {
     return debuggerExceptionMaxCapturedFrames;
   }
 
+  public int getDebuggerExceptionCaptureInterval() {
+    return debuggerExceptionCaptureInterval;
+  }
+
   public boolean isDebuggerCodeOriginEnabled() {
     return debuggerCodeOriginEnabled;
   }