diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index e082ddd9..31c5a4ab 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   "git.rebaseWhenSync": true,
   "github-actions.workflows.pinned.workflows": [".github/workflows/ci.yml"],
   "livePreview.defaultPreviewPath": "docs/_build/html",
+  "multiDiffEditor.experimental.enabled": true,
   "mypy-type-checker.args": ["--config-file=${workspaceFolder}/pyproject.toml"],
   "mypy-type-checker.importStrategy": "fromEnvironment",
   "python.analysis.autoImportCompletions": false,
diff --git a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py
index 9911f053..24493ce7 100644
--- a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py
+++ b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def _update_settings(has_notebooks: bool) -> None:
         {
             "diffEditor.experimental.showMoves": True,
             "editor.formatOnSave": True,
+            "multiDiffEditor.experimental.enabled": True,
             "rewrap.wrappingColumn": 88,  # black
         },
     )