diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 9fc382b9..395aef57 100755
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ async function init() {
     })
   }
 
+  if (needsPrettier) {
+    render('config/prettier')
+  }
   // Render code template.
   // prettier-ignore
   const codeTemplate =
diff --git a/template/config/prettier/.vscode/extensions.json b/template/config/prettier/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c83e2634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/config/prettier/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": ["esbenp.prettier-vscode"]
+}
diff --git a/template/config/prettier/.vscode/settings.json b/template/config/prettier/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b6457c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/config/prettier/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+}
diff --git a/utils/renderEslint.ts b/utils/renderEslint.ts
index dba48959..f92f1ed4 100644
--- a/utils/renderEslint.ts
+++ b/utils/renderEslint.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,5 @@ export default function renderEslint(
   const extensionsJsonPath = path.resolve(rootDir, '.vscode/extensions.json')
   const existingExtensions = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(extensionsJsonPath, 'utf8'))
   existingExtensions.recommendations.push('dbaeumer.vscode-eslint')
-  if (needsPrettier) {
-    existingExtensions.recommendations.push('esbenp.prettier-vscode')
-  }
   fs.writeFileSync(extensionsJsonPath, JSON.stringify(existingExtensions, null, 2) + '\n', 'utf-8')
 }