diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6aa0ff4..5c751cd1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "vscode-stylelint",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "description": "Modern CSS/SCSS/Less linter",
+  "description": "Modern CSS/Less/SCSS linter",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "displayName": "Stylelint",
   "publisher": "stylelint",
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
           },
           "default": [
             "css",
+            "less",
             "postcss"
           ],
           "description": "An array of language ids which should be validated by stylelint."
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@
           },
           "default": [
             "css",
+            "less",
             "postcss"
           ],
           "description": "An array of language ids which snippets are provided by stylelint."
diff --git a/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/server.js.snap b/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/server.js.snap
index f60f872a..4e37399a 100644
--- a/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/server.js.snap
+++ b/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/server.js.snap
@@ -208,6 +208,41 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`StylelintLanguageServer should fire onDidChangeValidateLanguages when first settings are sent to server 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "config": undefined,
+  "configBasedir": undefined,
+  "configFile": undefined,
+  "customSyntax": undefined,
+  "ignoreDisables": undefined,
+  "packageManager": "npm",
+  "reportInvalidScopeDisables": undefined,
+  "reportNeedlessDisables": undefined,
+  "snippet": Array [
+    "css",
+    "less",
+    "postcss",
+  ],
+  "stylelintPath": undefined,
+  "validate": Array [
+    "css",
+    "less",
+    "postcss",
+  ],
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`StylelintLanguageServer should fire onDidChangeValidateLanguages when first settings are sent to server 2`] = `
+Object {
+  "languages": Set {
+    "css",
+    "less",
+    "postcss",
+  },
+  "removedLanguages": Set {},
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`StylelintLanguageServer should fire onDidChangeValidateLanguages when validate option changes 1`] = `
 Object {
   "config": undefined,
@@ -273,3 +308,31 @@ Object {
   ],
 }
 `;
+
+exports[`StylelintLanguageServer should receive updates to settings from the client and pass them to modules 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "config": Object {
+    "rules": Object {
+      "block-no-empty": true,
+    },
+  },
+  "configBasedir": undefined,
+  "configFile": undefined,
+  "customSyntax": undefined,
+  "ignoreDisables": true,
+  "packageManager": "npm",
+  "reportInvalidScopeDisables": undefined,
+  "reportNeedlessDisables": undefined,
+  "snippet": Array [
+    "css",
+    "less",
+    "postcss",
+  ],
+  "stylelintPath": undefined,
+  "validate": Array [
+    "css",
+    "less",
+    "postcss",
+  ],
+}
+`;
diff --git a/src/server/__tests__/server.js b/src/server/__tests__/server.js
index 4e14f09b..b3aeaf4d 100644
--- a/src/server/__tests__/server.js
+++ b/src/server/__tests__/server.js
@@ -354,6 +354,114 @@ describe('StylelintLanguageServer', () => {
 		expect(options).toMatchSnapshot();
 	});
 
+	test('should receive updates to settings from the client and pass them to modules', () => {
+		/**
+		 * @type {LanguageServerOptions | undefined}
+		 */
+		let options;
+
+		class TestModule {
+			static id = 'test-module';
+
+			/**
+			 * @param {DidChangeConfigurationParams} params
+			 */
+			onDidChangeConfiguration({ settings }) {
+				options = settings;
+			}
+		}
+
+		const server = new StylelintLanguageServer({
+			connection: mockConnection,
+			logger: mockLogger,
+			modules: [TestModule],
+		});
+
+		server.start();
+
+		const onInitializeHandler = mockConnection.onInitialize.mock.calls[0][0];
+
+		onInitializeHandler(
+			/** @type {any} */ ({ capabilities: {} }),
+			/** @type {any} */ ({}),
+			/** @type {any} */ ({}),
+		);
+
+		const onDidChangeConfigurationHandler =
+			mockConnection.onDidChangeConfiguration.mock.calls[0][0];
+
+		onDidChangeConfigurationHandler({ settings: { stylelint: {} } });
+
+		onDidChangeConfigurationHandler({
+			settings: {
+				stylelint: {
+					config: {
+						rules: {
+							'block-no-empty': true,
+						},
+					},
+					ignoreDisables: true,
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(options).toMatchSnapshot();
+	});
+
+	test('should fire onDidChangeValidateLanguages when first settings are sent to server', () => {
+		/**
+		 * @type {LanguageServerOptions | undefined}
+		 */
+		let options;
+
+		/**
+		 * @type {DidChangeValidateLanguagesParams | undefined}
+		 */
+		let languageParams;
+
+		class TestModule {
+			static id = 'test-module';
+
+			/**
+			 * @param {DidChangeConfigurationParams} params
+			 */
+			onDidChangeConfiguration({ settings }) {
+				options = settings;
+			}
+
+			/**
+			 * @param {DidChangeValidateLanguagesParams} params
+			 */
+			onDidChangeValidateLanguages(params) {
+				languageParams = params;
+			}
+		}
+
+		const server = new StylelintLanguageServer({
+			connection: mockConnection,
+			logger: mockLogger,
+			modules: [TestModule],
+		});
+
+		server.start();
+
+		const onInitializeHandler = mockConnection.onInitialize.mock.calls[0][0];
+
+		onInitializeHandler(
+			/** @type {any} */ ({ capabilities: {} }),
+			/** @type {any} */ ({}),
+			/** @type {any} */ ({}),
+		);
+
+		const onDidChangeConfigurationHandler =
+			mockConnection.onDidChangeConfiguration.mock.calls[0][0];
+
+		onDidChangeConfigurationHandler({ settings: { stylelint: {} } });
+
+		expect(options).toMatchSnapshot();
+		expect(languageParams).toMatchSnapshot();
+	});
+
 	test('should fire onDidChangeValidateLanguages when validate option changes', () => {
 		/**
 		 * @type {LanguageServerOptions | undefined}
@@ -402,6 +510,8 @@ describe('StylelintLanguageServer', () => {
 		const onDidChangeConfigurationHandler =
 			mockConnection.onDidChangeConfiguration.mock.calls[0][0];
 
+		onDidChangeConfigurationHandler({ settings: { stylelint: {} } });
+
 		onDidChangeConfigurationHandler({
 			settings: {
 				stylelint: {
diff --git a/src/server/server.js b/src/server/server.js
index 9e10548f..edc65a8a 100644
--- a/src/server/server.js
+++ b/src/server/server.js
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ class StylelintLanguageServer {
 	 */
 	#modules = new Map();
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether or not the server has sent its first configuration change to
+	 * modules.
+	 */
+	#hasSentInitialConfiguration = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new Stylelint language server.
 	 * @param {LanguageServerConstructorParameters} params
@@ -376,7 +382,7 @@ class StylelintLanguageServer {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (changed) {
+		if (changed || !this.#hasSentInitialConfiguration) {
 			if (this.#logger?.isDebugEnabled()) {
 				this.#logger?.debug('Languages that should be validated changed', {
 					languages: [...validateLanguageSet],
@@ -391,6 +397,8 @@ class StylelintLanguageServer {
 		}
 
 		this.#invokeHandlers('onDidChangeConfiguration', { settings: this.#options });
+
+		this.#hasSentInitialConfiguration = true;
 	}
 }