diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json
index b86d4e41e7f..c56d7db04bb 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.json
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@
           "description": "%markdown.preview.linkify%",
           "scope": "resource"
         },
+        "markdown.preview.typographer": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "%markdown.preview.typographer%",
+          "scope": "resource"
+        },
         "markdown.preview.fontFamily": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": "-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe WPC', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, 'Ubuntu', 'Droid Sans', sans-serif",
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json
index ff874da0d7c..e813c401885 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/package.nls.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	"description": "Provides rich language support for Markdown.",
 	"markdown.preview.breaks.desc": "Sets how line-breaks are rendered in the Markdown preview. Setting it to 'true' creates a <br> for newlines inside paragraphs.",
 	"markdown.preview.linkify": "Enable or disable conversion of URL-like text to links in the Markdown preview.",
+  "markdown.preview.typographer": "Enable or disable some language-neutral replacement and quotes beautification in the Markdown preview.",
 	"markdown.preview.doubleClickToSwitchToEditor.desc": "Double click in the Markdown preview to switch to the editor.",
 	"markdown.preview.fontFamily.desc": "Controls the font family used in the Markdown preview.",
 	"markdown.preview.fontSize.desc": "Controls the font size in pixels used in the Markdown preview.",
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/markdownEngine.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/markdownEngine.ts
index 5e010755f9e..3d84a24ad30 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/markdownEngine.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/markdownEngine.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const UNICODE_NEWLINE_REGEX = /\u2028|\u2029/g;
 interface MarkdownItConfig {
 	readonly breaks: boolean;
 	readonly linkify: boolean;
+	readonly typographer: boolean;
 }
 
 class TokenCache {
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ export class MarkdownEngine {
 		const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('markdown', resource);
 		return {
 			breaks: config.get<boolean>('preview.breaks', false),
-			linkify: config.get<boolean>('preview.linkify', true)
+			linkify: config.get<boolean>('preview.linkify', true),
+			typographer: config.get<boolean>('preview.typographer', false)
 		};
 	}