diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/languageParticipants.ts b/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/languageParticipants.ts
index 6bd1a086e0a..7748d42589b 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/languageParticipants.ts
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/languageParticipants.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ export function getLanguageParticipants(): LanguageParticipants {
 		languages = new Set();
 		languages.add('json');
 		languages.add('jsonc');
+		languages.add('snippets');
 		comments = new Set();
 		comments.add('jsonc');
+		comments.add('snippets');
 
 		for (const extension of extensions.allAcrossExtensionHosts) {
 			const jsonLanguageParticipants = extension.packageJSON?.contributes?.jsonLanguageParticipants as LanguageParticipantContribution[];
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/package.json b/extensions/json-language-features/package.json
index 33d2bbb09bd..541106ae1a0 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/package.json
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
   "icon": "icons/json.png",
   "activationEvents": [
     "onLanguage:json",
-    "onLanguage:jsonc"
+    "onLanguage:jsonc",
+    "onLanguage:snippets"
   ],
   "main": "./client/out/node/jsonClientMain",
   "browser": "./client/dist/browser/jsonClientMain",