diff --git a/extensions/go/language-configuration.json b/extensions/go/language-configuration.json
index cf20e02f30746..a5e06a56bad12 100644
--- a/extensions/go/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/go/language-configuration.json
@@ -27,5 +27,11 @@
 	"indentationRules": {
 		"increaseIndentPattern": "^.*(\\bcase\\b.*:|\\bdefault\\b:|(\\b(func|if|else|switch|select|for|struct)\\b.*)?{[^}\"'`]*|\\([^)\"'`]*)$",
 		"decreaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*(\\bcase\\b.*:|\\bdefault\\b:|}[)}]*[),]?|\\)[,]?)$"
+	},
+	"folding": {
+		"markers": {
+			"start": "^\\s*//\\s*#?region\\b",
+			"end": "^\\s*//\\s*#?endregion\\b"
+		}
 	}
 }
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