diff --git a/editors/code/language-configuration.json b/editors/code/language-configuration.json
index 6619d0c85c5f..aacd48b0f830 100644
--- a/editors/code/language-configuration.json
+++ b/editors/code/language-configuration.json
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
         ["(", ")"]
     ],
     "autoClosingPairs": [
-        { "open": "{", "close": "}" },
-        { "open": "[", "close": "]" },
-        { "open": "(", "close": ")" },
+        { "open": "{", "close": "}", "notIn": ["string"] },
+        { "open": "[", "close": "]", "notIn": ["string"] },
+        { "open": "(", "close": ")", "notIn": ["string"] },
         { "open": "\"", "close": "\"", "notIn": ["string"] },
         { "open": "/*", "close": " */", "notIn": ["string"] },
         { "open": "`", "close": "`", "notIn": ["string"] },