diff --git a/extensions/r/language-configuration.json b/extensions/r/language-configuration.json
index dd691e2a6d4..3a2e2f34f5f 100644
--- a/extensions/r/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/r/language-configuration.json
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@
 		["{", "}"],
 		["[", "]"],
 		["(", ")"],
+		["`", "`"],
 		{ "open": "\"", "close": "\"", "notIn": ["string"] },
-		{ "open": "'", "close": "'", "notIn": ["string"] }
+		{ "open": "'", "close": "'", "notIn": ["string", "comment"] },
+		{ "open": "%", "close": "%", "notIn": ["string", "comment"] }
 	],
 	"surroundingPairs": [
 		["{", "}"],
 		["[", "]"],
 		["(", ")"],
+		["`", "`"],
 		["\"", "\""],
 		["'", "'"]
 	]