diff --git a/extensions/java/language-configuration.json b/extensions/java/language-configuration.json
index b81f345fb74..5ae0cec3192 100644
--- a/extensions/java/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/java/language-configuration.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 		["[", "]"],
 		["(", ")"],
 		["\"", "\""],
-		["'", "'"]
+		["'", "'"],
+		{ "open": "/**", "close": " */", "notIn": ["string"] }
 	],
 	"surroundingPairs": [
 		["{", "}"],
@@ -23,4 +24,4 @@
 		["'", "'"],
 		["<", ">"]
 	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}