diff --git a/news/1 Enhancements/2690.md b/news/1 Enhancements/2690.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da5a10eec990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1 Enhancements/2690.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enable on-type formatting from language server
diff --git a/src/client/activation/jedi.ts b/src/client/activation/jedi.ts
index 8eb5608cd30c..f12debb4b0c4 100644
--- a/src/client/activation/jedi.ts
+++ b/src/client/activation/jedi.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import { PythonReferenceProvider } from '../providers/referenceProvider';
 import { PythonRenameProvider } from '../providers/renameProvider';
 import { PythonSignatureProvider } from '../providers/signatureProvider';
 import { JediSymbolProvider } from '../providers/symbolProvider';
+import { BlockFormatProviders } from '../typeFormatters/blockFormatProvider';
+import { OnTypeFormattingDispatcher } from '../typeFormatters/dispatcher';
+import { OnEnterFormatter } from '../typeFormatters/onEnterFormatter';
 import { IUnitTestManagementService } from '../unittests/types';
 import { WorkspaceSymbols } from '../workspaceSymbols/main';
 import { IExtensionActivator } from './types';
@@ -47,6 +50,15 @@ export class JediExtensionActivator implements IExtensionActivator {
         context.subscriptions.push(languages.registerCompletionItemProvider(this.documentSelector, new PythonCompletionItemProvider(jediFactory, this.serviceManager), '.'));
         context.subscriptions.push(languages.registerCodeLensProvider(this.documentSelector, this.serviceManager.get<IShebangCodeLensProvider>(IShebangCodeLensProvider)));
 
+        const onTypeDispatcher = new OnTypeFormattingDispatcher({
+            '\n': new OnEnterFormatter(),
+            ':': new BlockFormatProviders()
+        });
+        const onTypeTriggers = onTypeDispatcher.getTriggerCharacters();
+        if (onTypeTriggers) {
+            context.subscriptions.push(languages.registerOnTypeFormattingEditProvider(PYTHON, onTypeDispatcher, onTypeTriggers.first, ...onTypeTriggers.more));
+        }
+
         const serviceContainer = this.serviceManager.get<IServiceContainer>(IServiceContainer);
         context.subscriptions.push(new WorkspaceSymbols(serviceContainer));
 
diff --git a/src/client/extension.ts b/src/client/extension.ts
index e4d9458d2f52..c5c3d6c6423a 100644
--- a/src/client/extension.ts
+++ b/src/client/extension.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ import { sendTelemetryEvent } from './telemetry';
 import { EDITOR_LOAD } from './telemetry/constants';
 import { registerTypes as commonRegisterTerminalTypes } from './terminals/serviceRegistry';
 import { ICodeExecutionManager, ITerminalAutoActivation } from './terminals/types';
-import { BlockFormatProviders } from './typeFormatters/blockFormatProvider';
-import { OnTypeFormattingDispatcher } from './typeFormatters/dispatcher';
-import { OnEnterFormatter } from './typeFormatters/onEnterFormatter';
 import { TEST_OUTPUT_CHANNEL } from './unittests/common/constants';
 import { registerTypes as unitTestsRegisterTypes } from './unittests/serviceRegistry';
 
@@ -137,15 +134,6 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<IExtensionApi
         context.subscriptions.push(languages.registerDocumentRangeFormattingEditProvider(PYTHON, formatProvider));
     }
 
-    const onTypeDispatcher = new OnTypeFormattingDispatcher({
-        '\n': new OnEnterFormatter(),
-        ':': new BlockFormatProviders()
-    });
-    const onTypeTriggers = onTypeDispatcher.getTriggerCharacters();
-    if (onTypeTriggers) {
-        context.subscriptions.push(languages.registerOnTypeFormattingEditProvider(PYTHON, onTypeDispatcher, onTypeTriggers.first, ...onTypeTriggers.more));
-    }
-
     const deprecationMgr = serviceContainer.get<IFeatureDeprecationManager>(IFeatureDeprecationManager);
     deprecationMgr.initialize();
     context.subscriptions.push(deprecationMgr);