diff --git a/extensions/cpp/cpp.configuration.json b/extensions/cpp/cpp.configuration.json
index 7c3c76c3c46..2c89643f396 100644
--- a/extensions/cpp/cpp.configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/cpp/cpp.configuration.json
@@ -7,5 +7,19 @@
 		["{", "}"],
 		["[", "]"],
 		["(", ")"]
+	],
+	"autoClosingPairs": [
+		["{", "}"],
+		["[", "]"],
+		["(", ")"],
+		["\"", "\""],
+		["'", "'"]
+	],
+	"surroundingPairs": [
+		["{", "}"],
+		["[", "]"],
+		["(", ")"],
+		["\"", "\""],
+		["'", "'"]
 	]
 }
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