diff --git a/lib/debug/breakpoint.rb b/lib/debug/breakpoint.rb
index 070881684..2d9e37451 100644
--- a/lib/debug/breakpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/debug/breakpoint.rb
@@ -277,10 +277,15 @@ def initialize pat, cond: nil, command: nil, path: nil
 
     def setup
       @tp = TracePoint.new(:raise){|tp|
-        next if skip_path?(tp.path)
         exc = tp.raised_exception
         next if SystemExit === exc
-        next if @path && !tp.path.match?(@path)
+
+        if @path
+          next if !tp.path.match?(@path)
+        elsif skip_path?(tp.path)
+          next
+        end
+
         next if !safe_eval(tp.binding, @cond) if @cond
         should_suspend = false
 
diff --git a/test/debug/catch_test.rb b/test/debug/catch_test.rb
index 8ef28445b..776c510e0 100644
--- a/test/debug/catch_test.rb
+++ b/test/debug/catch_test.rb
@@ -186,5 +186,24 @@ def test_catch_only_stops_when_path_matches
         end
       end
     end
+
+    def test_the_path_option_supersede_skip_path_config
+      with_extra_tempfile do |extra_file|
+        debug_code(program(extra_file.path)) do
+          type "config set skip_path #{extra_file.path}"
+          type 'c'
+          assert_finish
+        end
+
+        debug_code(program(extra_file.path)) do
+          type "config set skip_path #{extra_file.path}"
+          type "catch RuntimeError path: #{extra_file.path}"
+          type 'c'
+          assert_line_text(/bar/)
+          type 'c'
+          assert_finish
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end