diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2dd1bf629d..9acda01beb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -162,13 +162,23 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./docs
         run: |
           pnpm dlx prettier@${PRETTIER_VERSION} . --check || {
-            echo "To fix, run from the root of the zed repo:"
+            echo "To fix, run from the root of the Zed repo:"
             echo "  cd docs && pnpm dlx prettier@${PRETTIER_VERSION} . --write && cd .."
             false
           }
         env:
           PRETTIER_VERSION: 3.5.0
 
+      - name: Prettier Check on default.json
+        run: |
+          pnpm dlx prettier@${PRETTIER_VERSION} assets/settings/default.json --check || {
+            echo "To fix, run from the root of the Zed repo:"
+            echo "  pnpm dlx prettier@${PRETTIER_VERSION} assets/settings/default.json --write"
+            false
+          }
+        env:
+          PRETTIER_VERSION: 3.5.0
+
       # To support writing comments that they will certainly be revisited.
       - name: Check for todo! and FIXME comments
         run: script/check-todos
diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..963354f231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "printWidth": 120
+}
diff --git a/docs/.prettierrc b/docs/.prettierrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c5e966021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/.prettierrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "printWidth": 80
+}