diff --git a/src/settings/settings.ts b/src/settings/settings.ts
index c73ce545..8072dead 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/settings.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ export function getXMLSettings(javaHome: string | undefined, logfile: string, ex
   xml['xml']['logs']['file'] = logfile;
   xml['xml']['useCache'] = true;
   xml['xml']['java']['home'] = javaHome;
+  xml['xml']['validation']['resolveExternalEntities'] = workspace.getConfiguration('files').get('resolveExternalEntities', false);
   xml['xml']['format']['trimFinalNewlines'] = workspace.getConfiguration('files').get('trimFinalNewlines', true);
   xml['xml']['format']['trimTrailingWhitespace'] = workspace.getConfiguration('files').get('trimTrailingWhitespace', false);
   xml['xml']['format']['insertFinalNewline'] = workspace.getConfiguration('files').get('insertFinalNewline', false);