diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts
index 80ef9c70b53..406661573d2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/configurationExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ jsonRegistry.registerSchema('vscode://schemas/workspaceConfig', {
 			description: nls.localize('workspaceConfig.folders.description', "List of folders to be loaded in the workspace."),
 			items: {
 				type: 'object',
-				default: { path: '' },
+				defaultSnippets: [{ body: { path: '$1' } }],
 				oneOf: [{
 					properties: {
 						path: {