diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index 2b36795a96..f47c838872 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -1293,19 +1293,24 @@ func (h *BufPane) paste(clip string) {
 // JumpToMatchingBrace moves the cursor to the matching brace if it is
 // currently on a brace
 func (h *BufPane) JumpToMatchingBrace() bool {
-	for _, bp := range buffer.BracePairs {
-		r := h.Cursor.RuneUnder(h.Cursor.X)
-		rl := h.Cursor.RuneUnder(h.Cursor.X - 1)
-		if r == bp[0] || r == bp[1] || rl == bp[0] || rl == bp[1] {
-			matchingBrace, left, found := h.Buf.FindMatchingBrace(bp, h.Cursor.Loc)
-			if found {
-				if left {
-					h.Cursor.GotoLoc(matchingBrace)
-				} else {
-					h.Cursor.GotoLoc(matchingBrace.Move(1, h.Buf))
+	for _, pair := range h.Buf.Settings["bracepairs"].([]interface{}) {
+		strPair := pair.(string)
+		if util.CharacterCountInString(strPair) == 2 {
+			runes := []rune(strPair)
+			bp := [2]rune{runes[0], runes[1]}
+			r := h.Cursor.RuneUnder(h.Cursor.X)
+			rl := h.Cursor.RuneUnder(h.Cursor.X - 1)
+			if r == bp[0] || r == bp[1] || rl == bp[0] || rl == bp[1] {
+				matchingBrace, left, found := h.Buf.FindMatchingBrace(bp, h.Cursor.Loc)
+				if found {
+					if left {
+						h.Cursor.GotoLoc(matchingBrace)
+					} else {
+						h.Cursor.GotoLoc(matchingBrace.Move(1, h.Buf))
+					}
+					h.Relocate()
+					return true
 				}
-				h.Relocate()
-				return true
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/buffer/buffer.go b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
index 38461fbf0c..6a3c51d1e0 100644
--- a/internal/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/internal/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -974,12 +974,6 @@ func (b *Buffer) MoveLinesDown(start int, end int) {
 	)
 }
 
-var BracePairs = [][2]rune{
-	{'(', ')'},
-	{'{', '}'},
-	{'[', ']'},
-}
-
 // FindMatchingBrace returns the location in the buffer of the matching bracket
 // It is given a brace type containing the open and closing character, (for example
 // '{' and '}') as well as the location to match from
diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index 78db9427b0..dbe944c980 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 // Options with validators
 var optionValidators = map[string]optionValidator{
 	"autosave":     validateNonNegativeValue,
+	"bracepairs":   validateBracePairs,
 	"clipboard":    validateClipboard,
 	"tabsize":      validatePositiveValue,
 	"scrollmargin": validateNonNegativeValue,
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func ReadSettings() error {
 func verifySetting(option string, value reflect.Type, def reflect.Type) bool {
 	var interfaceArr []interface{}
 	switch option {
-	case "pluginrepos", "pluginchannels":
+	case "bracepairs", "pluginrepos", "pluginchannels":
 		return value.AssignableTo(reflect.TypeOf(interfaceArr))
 	default:
 		return def.AssignableTo(value)
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ var defaultCommonSettings = map[string]interface{}{
 	"backup":         true,
 	"backupdir":      "",
 	"basename":       false,
+	"bracepairs":     []interface{}{"()", "{}", "[]"},
 	"colorcolumn":    float64(0),
 	"cursorline":     true,
 	"diffgutter":     false,
@@ -413,6 +415,16 @@ func GetNativeValue(option string, realValue interface{}, value string) (interfa
 			return nil, ErrInvalidValue
 		}
 		native = float64(i)
+	} else if kind == reflect.Slice {
+		var s []interface{}
+		parts := strings.Split(value, " ")
+		if len(parts) == 0 {
+			return nil, ErrInvalidValue
+		}
+		for _, pair := range parts {
+			s = append(s, pair)
+		}
+		native = s
 	} else {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidValue
 	}
@@ -462,6 +474,16 @@ func validateNonNegativeValue(option string, value interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateBracePairs(option string, value interface{}) error {
+	_, ok := value.([]interface{})
+
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("Expected slice of strings")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func validateColorscheme(option string, value interface{}) error {
 	colorscheme, ok := value.(string)
 
diff --git a/internal/display/bufwindow.go b/internal/display/bufwindow.go
index fde209695a..6a2ce251ff 100644
--- a/internal/display/bufwindow.go
+++ b/internal/display/bufwindow.go
@@ -390,26 +390,30 @@ func (w *BufWindow) displayBuffer() {
 	}
 
 	var matchingBraces []buffer.Loc
-	// bracePairs is defined in buffer.go
 	if b.Settings["matchbrace"].(bool) {
-		for _, bp := range buffer.BracePairs {
-			for _, c := range b.GetCursors() {
-				if c.HasSelection() {
-					continue
-				}
-				curX := c.X
-				curLoc := c.Loc
-
-				r := c.RuneUnder(curX)
-				rl := c.RuneUnder(curX - 1)
-				if r == bp[0] || r == bp[1] || rl == bp[0] || rl == bp[1] {
-					mb, left, found := b.FindMatchingBrace(bp, curLoc)
-					if found {
-						matchingBraces = append(matchingBraces, mb)
-						if !left {
-							matchingBraces = append(matchingBraces, curLoc)
-						} else {
-							matchingBraces = append(matchingBraces, curLoc.Move(-1, b))
+		for _, pair := range b.Settings["bracepairs"].([]interface{}) {
+			strPair := pair.(string)
+			if util.CharacterCountInString(strPair) == 2 {
+				runes := []rune(strPair)
+				bp := [2]rune{runes[0], runes[1]}
+				for _, c := range b.GetCursors() {
+					if c.HasSelection() {
+						continue
+					}
+					curX := c.X
+					curLoc := c.Loc
+
+					r := c.RuneUnder(curX)
+					rl := c.RuneUnder(curX - 1)
+					if r == bp[0] || r == bp[1] || rl == bp[0] || rl == bp[1] {
+						mb, left, found := b.FindMatchingBrace(bp, curLoc)
+						if found {
+							matchingBraces = append(matchingBraces, mb)
+							if !left {
+								matchingBraces = append(matchingBraces, curLoc)
+							} else {
+								matchingBraces = append(matchingBraces, curLoc.Move(-1, b))
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index 791d52ff98..0d352bea55 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ Here are the available options:
 
     default value: `false`
 
+* `bracepairs`: controls which characters shall be handled as start and end
+   of brace pairs.
+
+   default value: `"()", "{}", "[]"`
+
 * `clipboard`: specifies how micro should access the system clipboard.
    Possible values are:
     * `external`: accesses clipboard via an external tool, such as xclip/xsel