diff --git a/pkg/nginxprocess/process.go b/pkg/nginxprocess/process.go
index 9d95e6731..2224916b0 100644
--- a/pkg/nginxprocess/process.go
+++ b/pkg/nginxprocess/process.go
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ type Process struct {
 }
 
 // IsWorker returns true if the process is a NGINX worker process.
-func (p *Process) IsWorker() bool { return strings.HasPrefix(p.Cmd, "nginx: worker") }
+func (p *Process) IsWorker() bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(p.Cmd, "nginx: worker") ||
+		strings.HasPrefix(p.Cmd, "{nginx-debug} nginx: worker")
+}
 
 // IsMaster returns true if the process is a NGINX master process.
 func (p *Process) IsMaster() bool {
diff --git a/pkg/nginxprocess/process_test.go b/pkg/nginxprocess/process_test.go
index fb8d4cbee..119decb7c 100644
--- a/pkg/nginxprocess/process_test.go
+++ b/pkg/nginxprocess/process_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ func TestProcess_IsNginxWorker(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd:  "nginx: cache manager process",
 			want: false,
 		},
+		"Test 5 nginx debug": {
+			cmd:  "{nginx-debug} nginx: worker process",
+			want: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {