diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/host/executors.ts b/apps/vscode/src/host/executors.ts
index 719dac4e..a45a5251 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/host/executors.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/host/executors.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const reticulateCellExecutor: VSCodeCellExecutor = {
 
 const juliaCellExecutor: VSCodeCellExecutor = {
   language: "julia",
-  requiredExtension: ["julialang.language-julia"],
+  requiredExtension: ["julialang.language-julia", "ntluong95.positron-julia"],
   requiredExtensionName: "Julia",
   requiredVersion: "1.4.0",
   execute: async (blocks: string[], editorUri?: Uri) => {
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts b/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts
index e33c94a5..d25b0007 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/host/hooks.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export function hooksExtensionHost(): ExtensionHost {
       : Promise<CellExecutor | undefined> => {
       switch (language) {
         // use hooks for known runtimes
+        case "julia":
         case "python":
         case "csharp":
         case "r":