diff --git a/frontend/static/languages/khmer.json b/frontend/static/languages/khmer.json
index b6a874c24..f4c0c4709 100644
--- a/frontend/static/languages/khmer.json
+++ b/frontend/static/languages/khmer.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "khmer",
+  "ligatures": true,
   "noLazyMode": true,
   "bcp47": "km-KH",
   "words": [