diff --git a/dwds/lib/dart_web_debug_service.dart b/dwds/lib/dart_web_debug_service.dart
index 4d4aee11d..45aedc6df 100644
--- a/dwds/lib/dart_web_debug_service.dart
+++ b/dwds/lib/dart_web_debug_service.dart
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ class Dwds {
       debugSettings.launchDevToolsInNewWindow,
     );
 
-    _maybeEmitDwdsLaunchEvent(toolConfiguration);
-
     return Dwds._(
       injected.middleware,
       devTools,
@@ -142,18 +140,6 @@ class Dwds {
     );
   }
 
-  static void _maybeEmitDwdsLaunchEvent(ToolConfiguration toolConfiguration) {
-    if (toolConfiguration.appMetadata.codeRunner != null) {
-      emitEvent(
-        DwdsEvent.dwdsLaunch(
-          codeRunner: toolConfiguration.appMetadata.codeRunner!,
-          isFlutterApp:
-              toolConfiguration.loadStrategy.buildSettings.isFlutterApp,
-        ),
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   bool shouldPauseIsolatesOnStart(String appId) =>
       _devHandler.shouldPauseIsolatesOnStart(appId);
 }
diff --git a/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart b/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart
index 753f0e7de..cf3443e4f 100644
--- a/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart
+++ b/dwds/lib/src/handlers/dev_handler.dart
@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@ class DevHandler {
             ');',
       },
     );
+
+    // Notify that DWDS has been launched and a debug connection has been made:
+    _maybeEmitDwdsLaunchEvent();
+
     return appDebugService;
   }
 
@@ -695,6 +699,18 @@ class DevHandler {
       );
     }
   }
+
+  static void _maybeEmitDwdsLaunchEvent() {
+    if (globalToolConfiguration.appMetadata.codeRunner != null) {
+      emitEvent(
+        DwdsEvent.dwdsLaunch(
+          codeRunner: globalToolConfiguration.appMetadata.codeRunner!,
+          isFlutterApp:
+              globalToolConfiguration.loadStrategy.buildSettings.isFlutterApp,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class AppConnectionException implements Exception {