diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/package.json b/extensions/configuration-editing/package.json
index 8a00fda49b8..f6bfd751895 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/package.json
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
   "icon": "images/icon.png",
   "activationEvents": [
     "onProfile",
-    "onProfile:github"
+    "onProfile:github",
+    "onLanguage:json",
+    "onLanguage:jsonc"
   ],
   "enabledApiProposals": [
     "profileContentHandlers"