diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index f62cc1844732db2a49dc835a155e861f4268632f..5eb8176bdf6bb62579ee8f2c60f708a8cdaba753 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -1755,6 +1755,7 @@
     "Markdown": {
       "format_on_save": "off",
       "use_on_type_format": false,
+      "remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save": false,
       "allow_rewrap": "anywhere",
       "soft_wrap": "editor_width",
       "prettier": {