diff --git a/doc/nvim-dap-ui.txt b/doc/nvim-dap-ui.txt
index be9e906..ec9b7e5 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-dap-ui.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-dap-ui.txt
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ render order of variables.
 
                                                                   *dapui.Action*
 Alias~
-`dapui.Action` → `"expand"|"open"|"remove"|"edit"|"repl"|"toggle"`
+`dapui.Action` → `"expand"|"open"|"remove"|"edit"|"repl"|"toggle"|"watch"`
 
                                                           *dapui.FloatingAction*
 Alias~
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ Mappings:
 - `edit`: Edit the value of a variable
 - `expand`: Toggle showing any children of variable.
 - `repl`: Send variable to REPL
+- `watch`: Send variable to watches
 
 
 ==============================================================================
diff --git a/lua/dapui/components/variables.lua b/lua/dapui/components/variables.lua
index 8095f7f..c701841 100644
--- a/lua/dapui/components/variables.lua
+++ b/lua/dapui/components/variables.lua
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ return function(client, send_ready)
           end)
           if variable.evaluateName then
             canvas:add_mapping("repl", partial(util.send_to_repl, variable.evaluateName))
+            canvas:add_mapping("watch", partial(util.send_to_watches, variable.evaluateName))
           end
         end
         canvas:add_mapping("edit", function()
diff --git a/lua/dapui/config/init.lua b/lua/dapui/config/init.lua
index 73a1a51..cf819b9 100644
--- a/lua/dapui/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/dapui/config/init.lua
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ local dapui = {}
 ---@field sort_variables? fun(a: dapui.types.Variable, b: dapui.types.Variable):boolean Sorting function to determine
 --- render order of variables.
 
----@alias dapui.Action "expand"|"open"|"remove"|"edit"|"repl"|"toggle"
+---@alias dapui.Action "expand"|"open"|"remove"|"edit"|"repl"|"toggle"|"watch"
 
 ---@alias dapui.FloatingAction "close"
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ local default_config = {
     edit = "e",
     repl = "r",
     toggle = "t",
+    watch = "w",
   },
   element_mappings = {},
   expand_lines = vim.fn.has("nvim-0.7") == 1,
diff --git a/lua/dapui/render/canvas.lua b/lua/dapui/render/canvas.lua
index 7ef0e09..cfe619d 100644
--- a/lua/dapui/render/canvas.lua
+++ b/lua/dapui/render/canvas.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ M.namespace = api.nvim_create_namespace("dapui")
 local Canvas = {}
 
 ---@type dapui.Action[]
-local all_actions = { "expand", "open", "remove", "edit", "repl", "toggle" }
+local all_actions = { "expand", "open", "remove", "edit", "repl", "toggle", "watch" }
 
 ---@return dapui.Canvas
 function Canvas:new()
diff --git a/lua/dapui/util.lua b/lua/dapui/util.lua
index b08b6c7..b515892 100644
--- a/lua/dapui/util.lua
+++ b/lua/dapui/util.lua
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ function M.send_to_repl(expression)
   vim.cmd("normal i" .. expression)
 end
 
+function M.send_to_watches(expression)
+  require('dapui').elements.watches.add(expression)
+end
+
 function M.float_element(elem_name)
   local line_no = vim.fn.screenrow()
   local col_no = vim.fn.screencol()