diff --git a/extensions/php/language-configuration.json b/extensions/php/language-configuration.json
index 8172fcd09e5..2eb11e31045 100644
--- a/extensions/php/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/php/language-configuration.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 		["[", "]"],
 		["(", ")"],
 		["'", "'"],
-		["\"", "\""]
+		["\"", "\""],
+		["`", "`"]
 	],
 	"indentationRules": {
 		"increaseIndentPattern": "({(?!.+}).*|\\(|\\[|((else(\\s)?)?if|else|for(each)?|while|switch).*:)\\s*(/[/*].*)?$",