diff --git a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
index 91663db7..29190aa4 100644
--- a/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/coverage.test.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
     ${'pcov'}    | ${'7.4'} | ${'linux'}  | ${'add_extension pcov,disable_extension xdebug false'}
     ${'pcov'}    | ${'7.4'} | ${'darwin'} | ${'add_brew_extension pcov,disable_extension xdebug false'}
     ${'xdebug'}  | ${'7.4'} | ${'win32'}  | ${'Add-Extension xdebug'}
-    ${'xdebug3'} | ${'7.4'} | ${'win32'}  | ${'Add-Extension xdebug'}
+    ${'xdebug3'} | ${'7.1'} | ${'win32'}  | ${'xdebug3 is not supported on PHP 7.1'}
     ${'xdebug2'} | ${'7.4'} | ${'win32'}  | ${'Add-Extension xdebug stable 2.9.8'}
     ${'xdebug'}  | ${'8.0'} | ${'linux'}  | ${'add_extension xdebug'}
     ${'xdebug3'} | ${'8.0'} | ${'linux'}  | ${'add_extension xdebug'}
     ${'xdebug2'} | ${'7.4'} | ${'linux'}  | ${'add_pecl_extension xdebug 2.9.8 zend_extension'}
     ${'xdebug'}  | ${'7.4'} | ${'darwin'} | ${'add_brew_extension xdebug'}
-    ${'xdebug3'} | ${'7.4'} | ${'darwin'} | ${'add_brew_extension xdebug'}
+    ${'xdebug3'} | ${'7.1'} | ${'darwin'} | ${'xdebug3 is not supported on PHP 7.1'}
     ${'xdebug2'} | ${'7.4'} | ${'darwin'} | ${'add_brew_extension xdebug2'}
+    ${'xdebug2'} | ${'8.0'} | ${'darwin'} | ${'xdebug2 is not supported on PHP 8.0'}
     ${'none'}    | ${'7.4'} | ${'win32'}  | ${'Disable-Extension xdebug false,Disable-Extension pcov false'}
     ${'none'}    | ${'7.4'} | ${'linux'}  | ${'disable_extension xdebug false,disable_extension pcov false'}
     ${'none'}    | ${'7.4'} | ${'darwin'} | ${'disable_extension xdebug false,disable_extension pcov false'}
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1fdb90c5..8e455f29 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -104,19 +104,33 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     return result;
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.addCoverage = exports.disableCoverage = exports.addCoveragePCOV = exports.addCoverageXdebug = void 0;
+exports.addCoverage = exports.disableCoverage = exports.addCoveragePCOV = exports.addCoverageXdebug = exports.checkXdebugError = void 0;
 const utils = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(918));
 const extensions = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(390));
 const config = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(88));
+async function checkXdebugError(extension, version) {
+    if ((/^5\.[3-6]$|^7\.[0-1]$/.test(version) && extension == 'xdebug3') ||
+        (/^8\.[0-9]$/.test(version) && extension == 'xdebug2')) {
+        return extension + ' is not supported on PHP ' + version;
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+exports.checkXdebugError = checkXdebugError;
 async function addCoverageXdebug(extension, version, os_version, pipe) {
     let script = '\n';
-    script +=
-        (await extensions.addExtension(':pcov:false', version, os_version, true)) +
-            pipe;
-    script +=
-        (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
-            pipe;
-    script += await utils.addLog('$tick', extension, 'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver', os_version);
+    let message = await checkXdebugError(extension, version);
+    let status = '$cross';
+    if (!message) {
+        script +=
+            (await extensions.addExtension(':pcov:false', version, os_version, true)) + pipe;
+        extension = extension == 'xdebug3' ? 'xdebug' : extension;
+        script +=
+            (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
+                pipe;
+        message = 'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver';
+        status = '$tick';
+    }
+    script += await utils.addLog(status, extension, message, os_version);
     return script;
 }
 exports.addCoverageXdebug = addCoverageXdebug;
@@ -159,10 +173,10 @@ async function addCoverage(coverage_driver, version, os_version) {
         case 'pcov':
             return script + (await addCoveragePCOV(version, os_version, pipe));
         case 'xdebug':
-        case 'xdebug3':
-            return (script + (await addCoverageXdebug('xdebug', version, os_version, pipe)));
         case 'xdebug2':
-            return (script + (await addCoverageXdebug('xdebug2', version, os_version, pipe)));
+        case 'xdebug3':
+            return (script +
+                (await addCoverageXdebug(coverage_driver, version, os_version, pipe)));
         case 'none':
             return script + (await disableCoverage(version, os_version, pipe));
         default:
diff --git a/src/coverage.ts b/src/coverage.ts
index 08912aff..f3d6ec25 100644
--- a/src/coverage.ts
+++ b/src/coverage.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@ import * as utils from './utils';
 import * as extensions from './extensions';
 import * as config from './config';
 
+export async function checkXdebugError(
+  extension: string,
+  version: string
+): Promise<string> {
+  if (
+    (/^5\.[3-6]$|^7\.[0-1]$/.test(version) && extension == 'xdebug3') ||
+    (/^8\.[0-9]$/.test(version) && extension == 'xdebug2')
+  ) {
+    return extension + ' is not supported on PHP ' + version;
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
 /**
  * Function to setup Xdebug
  *
@@ -17,18 +30,24 @@ export async function addCoverageXdebug(
   pipe: string
 ): Promise<string> {
   let script = '\n';
-  script +=
-    (await extensions.addExtension(':pcov:false', version, os_version, true)) +
-    pipe;
-  script +=
-    (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
-    pipe;
-  script += await utils.addLog(
-    '$tick',
-    extension,
-    'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver',
-    os_version
-  );
+  let message: string = await checkXdebugError(extension, version);
+  let status = '$cross';
+  if (!message) {
+    script +=
+      (await extensions.addExtension(
+        ':pcov:false',
+        version,
+        os_version,
+        true
+      )) + pipe;
+    extension = extension == 'xdebug3' ? 'xdebug' : extension;
+    script +=
+      (await extensions.addExtension(extension, version, os_version, true)) +
+      pipe;
+    message = 'Xdebug enabled as coverage driver';
+    status = '$tick';
+  }
+  script += await utils.addLog(status, extension, message, os_version);
   return script;
 }
 
@@ -136,13 +155,11 @@ export async function addCoverage(
     case 'pcov':
       return script + (await addCoveragePCOV(version, os_version, pipe));
     case 'xdebug':
+    case 'xdebug2':
     case 'xdebug3':
       return (
-        script + (await addCoverageXdebug('xdebug', version, os_version, pipe))
-      );
-    case 'xdebug2':
-      return (
-        script + (await addCoverageXdebug('xdebug2', version, os_version, pipe))
+        script +
+        (await addCoverageXdebug(coverage_driver, version, os_version, pipe))
       );
     case 'none':
       return script + (await disableCoverage(version, os_version, pipe));