diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 554eee11..ee23975c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2037,6 +2037,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "configurationDefaults": {
+      "[r]": {
+        "editor.wordSeparators": "`~!@#$%^&*()-=+[{]}\\|;:'\",<>/"
+      }
+    },
     "taskDefinitions": [
       {
         "type": "R",