diff --git a/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json b/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json
index fd6cd6a1469..05e33bbdc90 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json
@@ -8,31 +8,41 @@
 	},
 	// symbols used as brackets
 	"brackets": [
-		[
-			"{",
-			"}"
-		],
-		[
-			"[",
-			"]"
-		],
-		[
-			"(",
-			")"
-		]
+		["{", "}"],
+		["[", "]"],
+		["(", ")"]
 	],
 	"autoClosingPairs": [
-		[
-			"{",
-			"}"
-		],
-		[
-			"[",
-			"]"
-		],
-		[
-			"(",
-			")"
-		]
+		{
+			"open": "{",
+			"close": "}"
+		},
+		{
+			"open": "[",
+			"close": "]"
+		},
+		{
+			"open": "(",
+			"close": ")"
+		},
+		{
+			"open": "<",
+			"close": ">",
+			"notIn": [
+				"string"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"open": "`",
+			"close": "`",
+			"notIn": [
+				"string"
+			]
+		}
+	],
+	"surroundingPairs": [
+		["(", ")"],
+		["[", "]"],
+		["`", "`"]
 	]
-}
+}
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