diff --git a/extensions/yaml/language-configuration.json b/extensions/yaml/language-configuration.json
index 010d773d3f3..9e4d3948f59 100644
--- a/extensions/yaml/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/yaml/language-configuration.json
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 	],
 	"folding": {
 		"offSide": true
+		"markers": {
+			"start": "^\\s*#\\s*region\\b",
+			"end": "^\\s*#\\s*endregion\\b"
+		}
 	},
 	"indentationRules": {
 		"increaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*.*(:|-) ?(&\\w+)?(\\{[^}\"']*|\\([^)\"']*)?$",