diff --git a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/LanguageClientImpl.java b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/LanguageClientImpl.java
index ff86948a9..cc8395636 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/LanguageClientImpl.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/LanguageClientImpl.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.lsp4e;
 
+import static org.eclipse.lsp4e.internal.NullSafetyHelper.castNonNull;
 import static org.eclipse.lsp4e.internal.NullSafetyHelper.lateNonNull;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.lsp4e.ui.UI;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ApplyWorkspaceEditParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ApplyWorkspaceEditResponse;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ConfigurationItem;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ConfigurationParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Location;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageActionItem;
@@ -75,14 +77,18 @@ protected final LanguageServer getLanguageServer() {
 
 	@Override
 	public CompletableFuture<List<@Nullable Object>> configuration(ConfigurationParams configurationParams) {
-		// override as needed
 		List<@Nullable Object> list = new ArrayList<>(configurationParams.getItems().size());
-		for (int i = 0; i < configurationParams.getItems().size(); i++) {
-			list.add(null);
+		for (ConfigurationItem item: configurationParams.getItems()) {
+			list.add(getConfigurationItem(castNonNull(item)));
 		}
 		return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(list);
 	}
 
+	// override as needed
+	protected @Nullable Object getConfigurationItem(ConfigurationItem item) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void telemetryEvent(@Nullable Object object) {
 		// TODO