diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index a3d95591dc3a54547a39be19cd4861bbf7d7d99b..f695fd79653f69c40f875fa00cf2b3c572789810 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -131,14 +131,7 @@
   // The default number of lines to expand excerpts in the multibuffer by.
   "expand_excerpt_lines": 3,
   // Globs to match against file paths to determine if a file is private.
-  "private_files": [
-    "**/.env*",
-    "**/*.pem",
-    "**/*.key",
-    "**/*.cert",
-    "**/*.crt",
-    "**/secrets.yml"
-  ],
+  "private_files": ["**/.env*", "**/*.pem", "**/*.key", "**/*.cert", "**/*.crt", "**/secrets.yml"],
   // 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,
@@ -758,6 +751,11 @@
         "allowed": true
       }
     },
+    "JSONC": {
+      "prettier": {
+        "allowed": true
+      }
+    },
     "Markdown": {
       "format_on_save": "off",
       "prettier": {
diff --git a/crates/prettier/src/prettier.rs b/crates/prettier/src/prettier.rs
index 214ef48d3fbc6d2e175119301b14f84200c34bca..669072e1550da4942f28dc4408166681c4887d44 100644
--- a/crates/prettier/src/prettier.rs
+++ b/crates/prettier/src/prettier.rs
@@ -317,11 +317,14 @@ impl Prettier {
                             })
                             .collect();
 
-                        let prettier_parser = prettier_settings.parser.as_deref().or_else(|| buffer_language.and_then(|language| language.prettier_parser_name()));
+                        let mut prettier_parser = prettier_settings.parser.as_deref();
+                        if buffer_path.is_none() {
+                            prettier_parser = prettier_parser.or_else(|| buffer_language.and_then(|language| language.prettier_parser_name()));
+                            if prettier_parser.is_none() {
+                                log::error!("Formatting unsaved file with prettier failed. No prettier parser configured for language {buffer_language:?}");
+                                return Err(anyhow!("Cannot determine prettier parser for unsaved file"));
+                            }
 
-                        if prettier_parser.is_none() && buffer_path.is_none() {
-                            log::error!("Formatting unsaved file with prettier failed. No prettier parser configured for language {buffer_language:?}");
-                            return Err(anyhow!("Cannot determine prettier parser for unsaved file"));
                         }
 
                         log::debug!(