diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8361e893..18c33b849 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## editors
 /.idea
 ## disable this line one commit before changing contents that should be shared
-/.vscode
+# /.vscode
 /*.code-workspace
 /.history
 
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index d7c02ede0..5352e1f4e 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
   },
+  "[typescript]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  },
   "prettier.prettierPath": "node_modules/prettier"
 }