diff --git a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
index 0321867e..af25eb8c 100644
--- a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on windows', async () => {
     const win32: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug', '7.4', 'win32');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension xdebug');
+    expect(win32).toContain('xdebug.mode=coverage');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug on linux', async () => {
     const linux: string = await coverage.addCoverage('xdebug', '8.0', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_extension xdebug');
+    expect(linux).toContain('echo "xdebug.mode=coverage"');
   });
 
   it('checking addCoverage with Xdebug3 on linux', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
index aaac702b..a772ce6e 100644
--- a/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/extensions.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
       'Add-Log "$cross" "pcov" "pcov is not supported on PHP 5.6"'
     );
 
+    win32 = await extensions.addExtension('xdebug', '7.2', 'win32');
+    expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension xdebug stable 2.9.8');
+
     win32 = await extensions.addExtension('mysql', '7.4', 'win32');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension mysqli');
     expect(win32).toContain('Add-Extension mysqlnd');
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ describe('Extension tests', () => {
     linux = await extensions.addExtension('cubrid', '7.4', 'linux');
     expect(linux).toContain('add_cubrid cubrid');
 
+    linux = await extensions.addExtension('xdebug', '7.2', 'linux');
+    expect(linux).toContain('add_pecl_extension xdebug 2.9.8 zend_extension');
+
     linux = await extensions.addExtension('xdebug', '7.2', 'openbsd');
     expect(linux).toContain('Platform openbsd is not supported');
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c1193fa8..c13b7f89 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2328,14 +2328,7 @@ async function addCoverageXdebug(extension, version, os_version, pipe) {
         pipe;
     const ini = await config.addINIValues('xdebug.mode=coverage', os_version, true);
     const log = await utils.addLog('$tick', extension, 'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver', os_version);
-    switch (true) {
-        case /^xdebug3$/.test(extension):
-        case /^8\.\d$/.test(version):
-            return '\n' + xdebug + '\n' + ini + '\n' + log;
-        case /^xdebug$/.test(extension):
-        default:
-            return xdebug + '\n' + log;
-    }
+    return [xdebug, ini, log].join('\n');
 }
 exports.addCoverageXdebug = addCoverageXdebug;
 /**
@@ -2968,6 +2961,9 @@ async function addExtensionWindows(extension_csv, version) {
                 add_script += await utils.joins('\nAdd-Extension', ext_name, matches[2].replace('preview', 'devel'), matches[1]);
                 break;
             // match 5.3pcov to 7.0pcov
+            case /7\.2xdebug/.test(version_extension):
+                add_script += '\nAdd-Extension xdebug stable 2.9.8';
+                break;
             case /(5\.[3-6]|7\.0)pcov/.test(version_extension):
                 add_script += await utils.getUnsupportedLog('pcov', version, 'win32');
                 break;
@@ -3049,6 +3045,10 @@ async function addExtensionLinux(extension_csv, version) {
                 add_script +=
                     '\nadd_extension_from_source xdebug xdebug/xdebug master --enable-xdebug zend_extension';
                 return;
+            // match 7.2xdebug
+            case /^7\.2xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
+                add_script += await utils.joins('\nadd_pecl_extension', ext_name, '2.9.8', ext_prefix);
+                break;
             // match 8.0xdebug3...8.9xdebug3
             case /^8\.[0-9]xdebug3$/.test(version_extension):
                 extension = 'xdebug';
diff --git a/src/coverage.ts b/src/coverage.ts
index 690c0112..4cbfed09 100644
--- a/src/coverage.ts
+++ b/src/coverage.ts
@@ -30,14 +30,7 @@ export async function addCoverageXdebug(
     'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver',
     os_version
   );
-  switch (true) {
-    case /^xdebug3$/.test(extension):
-    case /^8\.\d$/.test(version):
-      return '\n' + xdebug + '\n' + ini + '\n' + log;
-    case /^xdebug$/.test(extension):
-    default:
-      return xdebug + '\n' + log;
-  }
+  return [xdebug, ini, log].join('\n');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/extensions.ts b/src/extensions.ts
index bb6f9e39..17cdb847 100644
--- a/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/src/extensions.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ export async function addExtensionWindows(
         );
         break;
       // match 5.3pcov to 7.0pcov
+      case /7\.2xdebug/.test(version_extension):
+        add_script += '\nAdd-Extension xdebug stable 2.9.8';
+        break;
       case /(5\.[3-6]|7\.0)pcov/.test(version_extension):
         add_script += await utils.getUnsupportedLog('pcov', version, 'win32');
         break;
@@ -269,6 +272,15 @@ export async function addExtensionLinux(
         add_script +=
           '\nadd_extension_from_source xdebug xdebug/xdebug master --enable-xdebug zend_extension';
         return;
+      // match 7.2xdebug
+      case /^7\.2xdebug$/.test(version_extension):
+        add_script += await utils.joins(
+          '\nadd_pecl_extension',
+          ext_name,
+          '2.9.8',
+          ext_prefix
+        );
+        break;
       // match 8.0xdebug3...8.9xdebug3
       case /^8\.[0-9]xdebug3$/.test(version_extension):
         extension = 'xdebug';