diff --git a/python/build/plugin-list.txt b/python/build/plugin-list.txt
index ee46d313faf5..047495f7ac21 100644
--- a/python/build/plugin-list.txt
+++ b/python/build/plugin-list.txt
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ intellij.vcs.git
 intellij.vcs.gitlab
 intellij.vcs.hg
 intellij.vcs.svn
+intellij.json
 intellij.yaml
 intellij.performanceTesting
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/ide-common/resources/idea/PyCharmCoreApplicationInfo.xml b/python/ide-common/resources/idea/PyCharmCoreApplicationInfo.xml
index 35e20efe1060..629870037892 100644
--- a/python/ide-common/resources/idea/PyCharmCoreApplicationInfo.xml
+++ b/python/ide-common/resources/idea/PyCharmCoreApplicationInfo.xml
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 
   <!-- Required for PythonCore plugin -->
   <essential-plugin>org.toml.lang</essential-plugin>
+  <essential-plugin>com.intellij.modules.json</essential-plugin>
 </component>
diff --git a/python/pluginCore/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/python/pluginCore/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index b0a4288c756e..70191372a78d 100644
--- a/python/pluginCore/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/python/pluginCore/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The Python plug-in provides smart editing for Python scripts. The feature set of
   <dependencies>
     <plugin id="com.intellij.modules.lang"/>
     <plugin id="com.intellij.modules.python-core-capable"/>
+    <plugin id="com.intellij.modules.json"/>
     <plugin id="org.toml.lang"/>
   </dependencies>