diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index a77754b5de1ebd6b05cfa66733462b0309d72c9e..a0e57b947ba88570081f61dceeaf0f08ab3a5871 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -1763,6 +1763,7 @@
     "Markdown": {
       "format_on_save": "off",
       "use_on_type_format": false,
+      "remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save": false,
       "allow_rewrap": "anywhere",
       "soft_wrap": "editor_width",
       "prettier": {