diff --git a/extensions/php/language-configuration.json b/extensions/php/language-configuration.json
index 4d9a3238d40..c50f3f997e3 100644
--- a/extensions/php/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/php/language-configuration.json
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
 	},
 	"folding": {
 		"markers": {
-			"start": "^\\s*(#|\/\/)region\\b",
-			"end": "^\\s*(#|\/\/)endregion\\b"
+			"start": "^\\s*(#|\/\/|\/\/ #)region\\b",
+			"end": "^\\s*(#|\/\/|\/\/ #)endregion\\b"
 		}
 	},
 	"wordPattern": "(-?\\d*\\.\\d\\w*)|([^\\-\\`\\~\\!\\@\\#\\%\\^\\&\\*\\(\\)\\=\\+\\[\\{\\]\\}\\\\\\|\\;\\:\\'\\\"\\,\\.\\<\\>\\/\\?\\s]+)",