diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
index f9db9f6541d..d2f96dbdd69 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/extension.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ import { fetchEditPoint } from './editPoint';
 import { fetchSelectItem } from './selectItem';
 import { evaluateMathExpression } from './evaluateMathExpression';
 import { incrementDecrement } from './incrementDecrement';
-import { LANGUAGE_MODES, getMappedModes } from './util';
+import { LANGUAGE_MODES, getMappedModes, getExcludedModes } from './util';
 import { updateExtensionsPath } from 'vscode-emmet-helper';
 
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	let completionProvider = new DefaultCompletionItemProvider();
+	let exlcludedLanguages = getExcludedModes();
 	Object.keys(LANGUAGE_MODES).forEach(language => {
+		if (exlcludedLanguages.indexOf(language) > -1) {
+			return;
+		}
 		const provider = vscode.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider(language, completionProvider, ...LANGUAGE_MODES[language]);
 		context.subscriptions.push(provider);
 	});
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
index 81ccb506ace..4686f729da6 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@ export function getMappedModes(): any {
 	return finalMappedModes;
 }
 
+export function getExcludedModes(): string[] {
+	let excludedConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('emmet')['excludeLanguages'];
+	return Array.isArray(excludedConfig) ? excludedConfig : [];
+}
 /**
  * Returns node corresponding to given position in the given root node
- * @param root 
- * @param position 
- * @param includeNodeBoundary 
+ * @param root
+ * @param position
+ * @param includeNodeBoundary
  */
 export function getNode(root: Node, position: vscode.Position, includeNodeBoundary: boolean = false) {
 	let currentNode: Node = root.firstChild;
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ export function getNode(root: Node, position: vscode.Position, includeNodeBounda
 
 /**
  * Returns inner range of an html node.
- * @param currentNode 
+ * @param currentNode
  */
 export function getInnerRange(currentNode: Node): vscode.Range {
 	if (!currentNode.close) {