diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 1ecfbf03a1..09f987cd9a 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@
         },
         "YAML": {
             "tab_size": 2
+        },
+        "JSON": {
+            "tab_size": 2
         }
     },
     // LSP Specific settings.