diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 424297e2..ea88ef13 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 			{
 				"title": "Biome: Troubleshoot - Reset",
 				"command": "biome.reset"
+			},
+			{
+				"title": "Biome: Initialize",
+				"command": "biome.initialize"
 			}
 		],
 		"configuration": {
@@ -191,7 +195,15 @@
 				"scopeName": "source.biome_syntax_tree",
 				"path": "./resources/grammars/biome-syntax-tree.tmGrammar.json"
 			}
-		]
+		],
+		"menus": {
+			"explorer/context": [
+				{
+					"command": "biome.initialize",
+					"when": "resourceFilename =~ /(\\.biome|biome.json|biome.jsonc)$/ || resourceFilename =~ /settings.json/"
+				}
+			]
+		}
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"vscode": "^1.80.0"
diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index 9ef44a2b..3166d4ee 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import { ConfigurationTarget, Uri, workspace } from "vscode";
 import { downloadBiome } from "./downloader";
 import { restart, start, stop } from "./lifecycle";
 import { info } from "./logger";
 import { state } from "./state";
 import { clearTemporaryBinaries } from "./utils";
-
 /**
  * Starts the Biome extension
  *
@@ -51,3 +51,51 @@ export const resetCommand = async () => {
 	info("Biome extension was reset");
 	await start();
 };
+
+export const initializeCommand = async (args: Uri) => {
+	const subconfigs = [
+		"[javascript]",
+		"[typescript]",
+		"[typescriptreact]",
+		"[javascriptreact]",
+		"[json]",
+		"[jsonc]",
+		"[vue]",
+		"[astro]",
+		"[svelte]",
+		"[css]",
+		"[graphql]",
+	].join("");
+
+	// Scopes the config down to the current workspace folder
+	const config = workspace.getConfiguration(undefined, Uri.parse(args.path));
+	try {
+		const configsToUpdate = [
+			{ name: "biome.enabled", value: true },
+			{
+				name: "editor.codeActionsOnSave",
+				value: {
+					...config.get<object | undefined>(
+						"editor.codeActionsOnSave",
+					),
+					"source.organizeImports.biome": "always",
+					"quickfix.biome": "always",
+				},
+			},
+			{ name: "editor.defaultFormatter", value: "biomejs.biome" },
+			{
+				name: `${subconfigs}`,
+				value: { "editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome" },
+			},
+		];
+		for (const { name, value } of configsToUpdate) {
+			await config.update(
+				name,
+				value,
+				ConfigurationTarget.WorkspaceFolder,
+			);
+		}
+
+		info("Workspace configuration updated");
+	} catch (e) {}
+};
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index e6f5607c..ef59c58f 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from "vscode";
 import {
 	downloadCommand,
+	initializeCommand,
 	resetCommand,
 	restartCommand,
 	startCommand,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ const registerUserFacingCommands = () => {
 		commands.registerCommand("biome.restart", restartCommand),
 		commands.registerCommand("biome.download", downloadCommand),
 		commands.registerCommand("biome.reset", resetCommand),
+		commands.registerCommand("biome.initialize", initializeCommand),
 	);
 
 	info("User-facing commands registered");