diff --git a/src/debug/FuncTaskProvider.ts b/src/debug/FuncTaskProvider.ts
index 8ccd21cb4..cfc40d6b1 100644
--- a/src/debug/FuncTaskProvider.ts
+++ b/src/debug/FuncTaskProvider.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { callWithTelemetryAndErrorHandling, type IActionContext } from '@microso
 import * as process from 'process';
 import { ShellExecution, Task, TaskScope, workspace, type CancellationToken, type ShellExecutionOptions, type TaskDefinition, type TaskProvider, type WorkspaceFolder } from 'vscode';
 import { tryGetFunctionProjectRoot } from '../commands/createNewProject/verifyIsProject';
-import { ProjectLanguage, buildNativeDeps, extInstallCommand, func, hostStartCommand, packCommand, projectLanguageSetting } from '../constants';
+import { ConnectionKey, ProjectLanguage, buildNativeDeps, extInstallCommand, func, hostStartCommand, packCommand, projectLanguageSetting } from '../constants';
+import { getLocalSettingsConnectionString } from '../funcConfig/local.settings';
 import { getFuncCliPath } from '../funcCoreTools/getFuncCliPath';
 import { venvUtils } from '../utils/venvUtils';
 import { getFuncWatchProblemMatcher, getWorkspaceSetting } from '../vsCodeConfig/settings';
@@ -120,6 +121,13 @@ export class FuncTaskProvider implements TaskProvider {
             options.cwd = projectRoot;
         }
 
+        const [azureWebJobsStorage, isEmulator] = await getLocalSettingsConnectionString(context, ConnectionKey.Storage, folder.uri.fsPath);
+        if (azureWebJobsStorage && isEmulator) {
+            options.env = {
+                "AzureWebJobsStorage": azureWebJobsStorage
+            }
+        }
+
         definition = definition || { type: func, command };
         return new Task(definition, folder, command, func, new ShellExecution(commandLine, options), problemMatcher);
     }