diff --git a/extensions/make/language-configuration.json b/extensions/make/language-configuration.json
index 80289039213c0..f3c19d01120cd 100644
--- a/extensions/make/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/make/language-configuration.json
@@ -3,8 +3,35 @@
 		"lineComment": "#"
 	},
 	"brackets": [
-		["{", "}"],
-		["[", "]"],
-		["(", ")"]
+		[
+			"{",
+			"}"
+		],
+		[
+			"[",
+			"]"
+		],
+		[
+			"(",
+			")"
+		]
+	],
+	"autoClosingPairs": [
+		{
+			"open": "'",
+			"close": "'",
+			"notIn": [
+				"string",
+				"comment"
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"open": "\"",
+			"close": "\"",
+			"notIn": [
+				"string",
+				"comment"
+			]
+		}
 	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}