diff --git a/frontend/static/languages/malayalam.json b/frontend/static/languages/malayalam.json
index dd2d6e813..e216d9320 100644
--- a/frontend/static/languages/malayalam.json
+++ b/frontend/static/languages/malayalam.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "malayalam",
   "leftToRight": true,
   "noLazyMode": true,
+  "ligatures": true,
   "bcp47": "ml-IN",
   "words": [
     "അടി",