diff --git a/extensions/handlebars/language-configuration.json b/extensions/handlebars/language-configuration.json
index 0aa8cec1ade..055b361a333 100644
--- a/extensions/handlebars/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/handlebars/language-configuration.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 	"brackets": [
 		["<!--", "-->"],
 		["<", ">"],
-		["{{", "}}"]
+		["{{", "}}"],
+		["{", "}"],
+		["(", ")"]
 	],
 	"autoClosingPairs": [
 		{ "open": "{", "close": "}"},
diff --git a/extensions/html/language-configuration.json b/extensions/html/language-configuration.json
index 3c8204c2187..ac43f355121 100644
--- a/extensions/html/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/html/language-configuration.json
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 	},
 	"brackets": [
 		["<!--", "-->"],
-		["<", ">"]
+		["<", ">"],
+		["{", "}"],
+		["(", ")"]
 	],
 	"autoClosingPairs": [
 		{ "open": "{", "close": "}"},