diff --git a/monaco.d.ts b/monaco.d.ts
index 79457790..33a8b735 100644
--- a/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/monaco.d.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ declare namespace monaco.languages.json {
 		 *  If set, the schema service would load schema content on-demand with 'fetch' if available
 		 */
 		readonly enableSchemaRequest?: boolean;
+		/**
+		 * The severity of problems from schema validation. If set to 'ignore', schema validation will be skipped. If not set, 'warning' is used.
+		 */
+		readonly schemaValidation?: SeverityLevel;
+		/**
+		 * The severity of problems that occurred when resolving and loading schemas. If set to 'ignore', schema resolving problems are not reported. If not set, 'warning' is used.
+		 */
+		readonly schemaRequest?: SeverityLevel;
 	}
+	export type SeverityLevel = 'error' | 'warning' | 'ignore';
 	export interface ModeConfiguration {
 		/**
 		 * Defines whether the built-in documentFormattingEdit provider is enabled.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ba6dc427..14e07a1c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -720,9 +720,9 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"vscode-json-languageservice": {
-			"version": "3.8.4",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-json-languageservice/-/vscode-json-languageservice-3.8.4.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-njDG0+YJvYNKXH+6plQGZMxgbifATFrRpC6Qnm/SAn4IW8bMHxsYunsxrjtpqK42CVSz6Lr7bpbTEZbVuOmFLw==",
+			"version": "3.9.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-json-languageservice/-/vscode-json-languageservice-3.9.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-J+2rbntYRLNL9wk0D2iovWo1df3JwYM+5VvWl1omNUgw+XbgpNBwpFZ/TsC1pTCdmpu5RMatXooplXZ8l/Irsg==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"requires": {
 				"jsonc-parser": "^2.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92703bdd..d20d2332 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		"requirejs": "^2.3.6",
 		"terser": "^5.3.2",
 		"typescript": "4.0.3",
-		"vscode-json-languageservice": "3.8.4",
+		"vscode-json-languageservice": "3.9.0",
 		"vscode-uri": "2.1.2"
 	},
 	"husky": {
diff --git a/src/jsonWorker.ts b/src/jsonWorker.ts
index a5728972..781b58e2 100644
--- a/src/jsonWorker.ts
+++ b/src/jsonWorker.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import * as jsonService from 'vscode-json-languageservice';
 import type { worker } from './fillers/monaco-editor-core';
 import { URI } from 'vscode-uri';
+import { DiagnosticsOptions } from './monaco.contribution';
 
 let defaultSchemaRequestService;
 if (typeof fetch !== 'undefined') {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ if (typeof fetch !== 'undefined') {
 export class JSONWorker {
 	private _ctx: worker.IWorkerContext;
 	private _languageService: jsonService.LanguageService;
-	private _languageSettings: jsonService.LanguageSettings;
+	private _languageSettings: DiagnosticsOptions;
 	private _languageId: string;
 
 	constructor(ctx: worker.IWorkerContext, createData: ICreateData) {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export class JSONWorker {
 		let document = this._getTextDocument(uri);
 		if (document) {
 			let jsonDocument = this._languageService.parseJSONDocument(document);
-			return this._languageService.doValidation(document, jsonDocument);
+			return this._languageService.doValidation(document, jsonDocument, this._languageSettings);
 		}
 		return Promise.resolve([]);
 	}
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ function joinPath(uriString: string, ...paths: string[]): string {
 
 export interface ICreateData {
 	languageId: string;
-	languageSettings: jsonService.LanguageSettings;
+	languageSettings: DiagnosticsOptions;
 	enableSchemaRequest: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/monaco.contribution.ts b/src/monaco.contribution.ts
index dad2f101..5a15ba31 100644
--- a/src/monaco.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/monaco.contribution.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,18 @@ export interface DiagnosticsOptions {
 	 *  If set, the schema service would load schema content on-demand with 'fetch' if available
 	 */
 	readonly enableSchemaRequest?: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * The severity of problems from schema validation. If set to 'ignore', schema validation will be skipped. If not set, 'warning' is used.
+	 */
+	readonly schemaValidation?: SeverityLevel;
+	/**
+	 * The severity of problems that occurred when resolving and loading schemas. If set to 'ignore', schema resolving problems are not reported. If not set, 'warning' is used.
+	 */
+	readonly schemaRequest?: SeverityLevel;
 }
 
+export declare type SeverityLevel = 'error' | 'warning' | 'ignore';
+
 export interface ModeConfiguration {
 	/**
 	 * Defines whether the built-in documentFormattingEdit provider is enabled.
@@ -148,7 +158,9 @@ const diagnosticDefault: Required<DiagnosticsOptions> = {
 	validate: true,
 	allowComments: true,
 	schemas: [],
-	enableSchemaRequest: false
+	enableSchemaRequest: false,
+	schemaRequest: 'warning',
+	schemaValidation: 'warning'
 };
 
 const modeConfigurationDefault: Required<ModeConfiguration> = {