diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/package.json b/extensions/json-language-features/package.json
index 8a12ff009c3..d2edb7d54aa 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/package.json
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/package.json
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@
         ]
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "request-light": "^0.2.5",
+        "request-light": "^0.3.0",
         "vscode-extension-telemetry": "0.1.1",
-        "vscode-languageclient": "^6.1.1",
-        "vscode-nls": "^4.1.1"
+        "vscode-languageclient": "^6.1.3",
+        "vscode-nls": "^4.1.2"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^12.11.7"
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/server/README.md b/extensions/json-language-features/server/README.md
index 18e397c5336..f68b03fcceb 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/server/README.md
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/server/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ The server implements the following capabilities of the language server protocol
 - [Code Formatting](https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specification#textDocument_rangeFormatting) supporting ranges and formatting the whole document.
 - [Folding Ranges](https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specification#textDocument_foldingRange) for all folding ranges in the document.
 - Semantic Selection for semantic selection for one or multiple cursor positions.
+- [Goto Definition](https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specification#textDocument_definition) for $ref references in JSON schemas
 - [Diagnostics (Validation)](https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specification#textDocument_publishDiagnostics) are pushed for all open documents
    - syntax errors
    - structural validation based on the document's [JSON schema](http://json-schema.org/).
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/server/package.json b/extensions/json-language-features/server/package.json
index b66807fddf2..b48b844c03e 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/server/package.json
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/server/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
   "main": "./out/jsonServerMain",
   "dependencies": {
     "jsonc-parser": "^2.2.1",
-    "request-light": "^0.2.5",
-    "vscode-json-languageservice": "^3.5.2",
+    "request-light": "^0.3.0",
+    "vscode-json-languageservice": "^3.6.0",
     "vscode-languageserver": "^6.1.1",
     "vscode-uri": "^2.1.1"
   },
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/server/src/jsonServerMain.ts b/extensions/json-language-features/server/src/jsonServerMain.ts
index e339620d1e1..cc8c01acfa5 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/server/src/jsonServerMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/server/src/jsonServerMain.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ connection.onInitialize((params: InitializeParams): InitializeResult => {
 		documentRangeFormattingProvider: params.initializationOptions.provideFormatter === true,
 		colorProvider: {},
 		foldingRangeProvider: true,
-		selectionRangeProvider: true
+		selectionRangeProvider: true,
+		definitionProvider: true
 	};
 
 	return { capabilities };
@@ -516,5 +517,16 @@ connection.onSelectionRanges((params, token) => {
 	}, [], `Error while computing selection ranges for ${params.textDocument.uri}`, token);
 });
 
+connection.onDefinition((params, token) => {
+	return runSafeAsync(async () => {
+		const document = documents.get(params.textDocument.uri);
+		if (document) {
+			const jsonDocument = getJSONDocument(document);
+			return languageService.findDefinition(document, params.position, jsonDocument);
+		}
+		return [];
+	}, [], `Error while computing definitions for ${params.textDocument.uri}`, token);
+});
+
 // Listen on the connection
 connection.listen();
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/server/yarn.lock b/extensions/json-language-features/server/yarn.lock
index eb34e96baab..4d15a61184f 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/server/yarn.lock
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ http-proxy-agent@^2.1.0:
     agent-base "4"
     debug "3.1.0"
 
-https-proxy-agent@^2.2.3:
+https-proxy-agent@^2.2.4:
   version "2.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/https-proxy-agent/-/https-proxy-agent-2.2.4.tgz#4ee7a737abd92678a293d9b34a1af4d0d08c787b"
   integrity sha512-OmvfoQ53WLjtA9HeYP9RNrWMJzzAz1JGaSFr1nijg0PVR1JaD/xbJq1mdEIIlxGpXp9eSe/O2LgU9DJmTPd0Eg==
@@ -71,24 +71,24 @@ ms@2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz#5608aeadfc00be6c2901df5f9861788de0d597c8"
   integrity sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g=
 
-request-light@^0.2.5:
-  version "0.2.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request-light/-/request-light-0.2.5.tgz#38a3da7b2e56f7af8cbba57e8a94930ee2380746"
-  integrity sha512-eBEh+GzJAftUnex6tcL6eV2JCifY0+sZMIUpUPOVXbs2nV5hla4ZMmO3icYKGuGVuQ2zHE9evh4OrRcH4iyYYw==
+request-light@^0.3.0:
+  version "0.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request-light/-/request-light-0.3.0.tgz#04daa783e7f0a70392328dda4b546f3e27845f2d"
+  integrity sha512-xlVlZVT0ZvCT+c3zm3SjeFCzchoQxsUUmx5fkal0I6RIDJK+lmb1UYyKJ7WM4dTfnzHP4ElWwAf8Dli8c0/tVA==
   dependencies:
     http-proxy-agent "^2.1.0"
-    https-proxy-agent "^2.2.3"
+    https-proxy-agent "^2.2.4"
     vscode-nls "^4.1.1"
 
-vscode-json-languageservice@^3.5.2:
-  version "3.5.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-json-languageservice/-/vscode-json-languageservice-3.5.2.tgz#4b898140a8e581359c10660845a4cae15dcbb4f9"
-  integrity sha512-9cUvBq00O08lpWVVOx6tQ1yLxCHss79nsUdEAVYGomRyMbnPBmc0AkYPcXI9WK1EM6HBo0R9Zo3NjFhcICpy4A==
+vscode-json-languageservice@^3.6.0:
+  version "3.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-json-languageservice/-/vscode-json-languageservice-3.6.0.tgz#133a1e2c3a3dffe38564a1ba948516805c3c1869"
+  integrity sha512-dXzFywypUZ9T0tjr4fREZiknXDz6vAGx1zsxbQY1+9DOpjMfbz0VLP873KmcbuvL4K3nseKTxc4TKHu8kLXRMw==
   dependencies:
     jsonc-parser "^2.2.1"
     vscode-languageserver-textdocument "^1.0.1"
     vscode-languageserver-types "^3.15.1"
-    vscode-nls "^4.1.1"
+    vscode-nls "^4.1.2"
     vscode-uri "^2.1.1"
 
 vscode-jsonrpc@^5.0.1:
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ vscode-nls@^4.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-nls/-/vscode-nls-4.1.1.tgz#f9916b64e4947b20322defb1e676a495861f133c"
   integrity sha512-4R+2UoUUU/LdnMnFjePxfLqNhBS8lrAFyX7pjb2ud/lqDkrUavFUTcG7wR0HBZFakae0Q6KLBFjMS6W93F403A==
 
+vscode-nls@^4.1.2:
+  version "4.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-nls/-/vscode-nls-4.1.2.tgz#ca8bf8bb82a0987b32801f9fddfdd2fb9fd3c167"
+  integrity sha512-7bOHxPsfyuCqmP+hZXscLhiHwe7CSuFE4hyhbs22xPIhQ4jv99FcR4eBzfYYVLP356HNFpdvz63FFb/xw6T4Iw==
+
 vscode-uri@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-uri/-/vscode-uri-2.1.1.tgz#5aa1803391b6ebdd17d047f51365cf62c38f6e90"
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/yarn.lock b/extensions/json-language-features/yarn.lock
index cbda171084d..93d78c8c001 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/yarn.lock
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ http-proxy-agent@^2.1.0:
     agent-base "4"
     debug "3.1.0"
 
-https-proxy-agent@^2.2.3:
+https-proxy-agent@^2.2.4:
   version "2.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/https-proxy-agent/-/https-proxy-agent-2.2.4.tgz#4ee7a737abd92678a293d9b34a1af4d0d08c787b"
   integrity sha512-OmvfoQ53WLjtA9HeYP9RNrWMJzzAz1JGaSFr1nijg0PVR1JaD/xbJq1mdEIIlxGpXp9eSe/O2LgU9DJmTPd0Eg==
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ ms@^2.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.1.1.tgz#30a5864eb3ebb0a66f2ebe6d727af06a09d86e0a"
   integrity sha512-tgp+dl5cGk28utYktBsrFqA7HKgrhgPsg6Z/EfhWI4gl1Hwq8B/GmY/0oXZ6nF8hDVesS/FpnYaD/kOWhYQvyg==
 
-request-light@^0.2.5:
-  version "0.2.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request-light/-/request-light-0.2.5.tgz#38a3da7b2e56f7af8cbba57e8a94930ee2380746"
-  integrity sha512-eBEh+GzJAftUnex6tcL6eV2JCifY0+sZMIUpUPOVXbs2nV5hla4ZMmO3icYKGuGVuQ2zHE9evh4OrRcH4iyYYw==
+request-light@^0.3.0:
+  version "0.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request-light/-/request-light-0.3.0.tgz#04daa783e7f0a70392328dda4b546f3e27845f2d"
+  integrity sha512-xlVlZVT0ZvCT+c3zm3SjeFCzchoQxsUUmx5fkal0I6RIDJK+lmb1UYyKJ7WM4dTfnzHP4ElWwAf8Dli8c0/tVA==
   dependencies:
     http-proxy-agent "^2.1.0"
-    https-proxy-agent "^2.2.3"
+    https-proxy-agent "^2.2.4"
     vscode-nls "^4.1.1"
 
 semver@^5.3.0:
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ vscode-jsonrpc@^5.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-jsonrpc/-/vscode-jsonrpc-5.0.1.tgz#9bab9c330d89f43fc8c1e8702b5c36e058a01794"
   integrity sha512-JvONPptw3GAQGXlVV2utDcHx0BiY34FupW/kI6mZ5x06ER5DdPG/tXWMVHjTNULF5uKPOUUD0SaXg5QaubJL0A==
 
-vscode-languageclient@^6.1.1:
-  version "6.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-languageclient/-/vscode-languageclient-6.1.1.tgz#91b62e416c5abbf2013ae3726f314a19c22a8457"
-  integrity sha512-mB6d8Tg+82l8EFUfR+SBu0+lCshyKVgC5E5+MQ0/BJa+9AgeBjtG5npoGaCo4/VvWzK0ZRGm85zU5iRp1RYPIA==
+vscode-languageclient@^6.1.3:
+  version "6.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-languageclient/-/vscode-languageclient-6.1.3.tgz#c979c5bb5855714a0307e998c18ca827c1b3953a"
+  integrity sha512-YciJxk08iU5LmWu7j5dUt9/1OLjokKET6rME3cI4BRpiF6HZlusm2ZwPt0MYJ0lV5y43sZsQHhyon2xBg4ZJVA==
   dependencies:
     semver "^6.3.0"
     vscode-languageserver-protocol "^3.15.3"
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ vscode-nls@^4.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-nls/-/vscode-nls-4.1.1.tgz#f9916b64e4947b20322defb1e676a495861f133c"
   integrity sha512-4R+2UoUUU/LdnMnFjePxfLqNhBS8lrAFyX7pjb2ud/lqDkrUavFUTcG7wR0HBZFakae0Q6KLBFjMS6W93F403A==
 
+vscode-nls@^4.1.2:
+  version "4.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-nls/-/vscode-nls-4.1.2.tgz#ca8bf8bb82a0987b32801f9fddfdd2fb9fd3c167"
+  integrity sha512-7bOHxPsfyuCqmP+hZXscLhiHwe7CSuFE4hyhbs22xPIhQ4jv99FcR4eBzfYYVLP356HNFpdvz63FFb/xw6T4Iw==
+
 zone.js@0.7.6:
   version "0.7.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/zone.js/-/zone.js-0.7.6.tgz#fbbc39d3e0261d0986f1ba06306eb3aeb0d22009"