diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 87cf0517a2..a920a9c68a 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
   // Whether to use additional LSP queries to format (and amend) the code after
   // every "trigger" symbol input, defined by LSP server capabilities.
   "use_on_type_format": true,
+  // Whether to automatically type closing characters for you. For example,
+  // when you type (, Zed will automatically add a closing ) at the correct position.
+  "use_autoclose": true,
   // Controls whether copilot provides suggestion immediately
   // or waits for a `copilot::Toggle`
   "show_copilot_suggestions": true,
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/chat_panel/message_editor.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/chat_panel/message_editor.rs
index 43b432cfb2..41d2c26f49 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/chat_panel/message_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/chat_panel/message_editor.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ impl MessageEditor {
     ) -> Self {
         editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| {
             editor.set_soft_wrap_mode(SoftWrap::EditorWidth, cx);
+            editor.set_use_autoclose(false);
         });
 
         let buffer = editor
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index b31dd54208..e6a27bc109 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ pub struct Editor {
     style: Option<EditorStyle>,
     editor_actions: Vec<Box<dyn Fn(&mut ViewContext<Self>)>>,
     show_copilot_suggestions: bool,
+    use_autoclose: bool,
 }
 
 pub struct EditorSnapshot {
@@ -1603,6 +1604,7 @@ impl Editor {
             keymap_context_layers: Default::default(),
             input_enabled: true,
             read_only: false,
+            use_autoclose: true,
             leader_peer_id: None,
             remote_id: None,
             hover_state: Default::default(),
@@ -1880,6 +1882,10 @@ impl Editor {
         self.read_only = read_only;
     }
 
+    pub fn set_use_autoclose(&mut self, autoclose: bool) {
+        self.use_autoclose = autoclose;
+    }
+
     pub fn set_show_copilot_suggestions(&mut self, show_copilot_suggestions: bool) {
         self.show_copilot_suggestions = show_copilot_suggestions;
     }
@@ -2478,7 +2484,12 @@ impl Editor {
                                         ),
                                         &bracket_pair.start[..prefix_len],
                                     ));
-                            if following_text_allows_autoclose && preceding_text_matches_prefix {
+                            let autoclose = self.use_autoclose
+                                && snapshot.settings_at(selection.start, cx).use_autoclose;
+                            if autoclose
+                                && following_text_allows_autoclose
+                                && preceding_text_matches_prefix
+                            {
                                 let anchor = snapshot.anchor_before(selection.end);
                                 new_selections.push((selection.map(|_| anchor), text.len()));
                                 new_autoclose_regions.push((
diff --git a/crates/language/src/language_settings.rs b/crates/language/src/language_settings.rs
index 292e2ad9dc..cdd96ad6ab 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/language_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/language_settings.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ pub struct LanguageSettings {
     pub extend_comment_on_newline: bool,
     /// Inlay hint related settings.
     pub inlay_hints: InlayHintSettings,
+    /// Whether to automatically close brackets.
+    pub use_autoclose: bool,
 }
 
 /// The settings for [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot).
@@ -208,6 +210,11 @@ pub struct LanguageSettingsContent {
     /// Inlay hint related settings.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub inlay_hints: Option<InlayHintSettings>,
+    /// Whether to automatically type closing characters for you. For example,
+    /// when you type (, Zed will automatically add a closing ) at the correct position.
+    ///
+    /// Default: true
+    pub use_autoclose: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 /// The contents of the GitHub Copilot settings.
@@ -540,6 +547,7 @@ fn merge_settings(settings: &mut LanguageSettings, src: &LanguageSettingsContent
     merge(&mut settings.tab_size, src.tab_size);
     merge(&mut settings.hard_tabs, src.hard_tabs);
     merge(&mut settings.soft_wrap, src.soft_wrap);
+    merge(&mut settings.use_autoclose, src.use_autoclose);
     merge(&mut settings.show_wrap_guides, src.show_wrap_guides);
     merge(&mut settings.wrap_guides, src.wrap_guides.clone());