diff --git a/cli/lsp/config.rs b/cli/lsp/config.rs
index bfadfe5ea2a00..ae9ec6db84191 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/config.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/config.rs
@@ -722,8 +722,9 @@ impl WorkspaceSettings {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct Settings {
-  pub unscoped: WorkspaceSettings,
-  pub by_workspace_folder: BTreeMap<ModuleSpecifier, Option<WorkspaceSettings>>,
+  pub unscoped: Arc<WorkspaceSettings>,
+  pub by_workspace_folder:
+    BTreeMap<ModuleSpecifier, Option<Arc<WorkspaceSettings>>>,
   pub first_folder: Option<ModuleSpecifier>,
 }
 
@@ -815,9 +816,9 @@ impl Settings {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct Config {
-  pub client_capabilities: ClientCapabilities,
-  pub settings: Settings,
-  pub workspace_folders: Vec<(ModuleSpecifier, lsp::WorkspaceFolder)>,
+  pub client_capabilities: Arc<ClientCapabilities>,
+  pub settings: Arc<Settings>,
+  pub workspace_folders: Arc<Vec<(ModuleSpecifier, lsp::WorkspaceFolder)>>,
   pub tree: ConfigTree,
 }
 
@@ -845,10 +846,15 @@ impl Config {
     &mut self,
     folders: Vec<(ModuleSpecifier, lsp::WorkspaceFolder)>,
   ) {
-    self.settings.by_workspace_folder =
-      folders.iter().map(|(s, _)| (s.clone(), None)).collect();
-    self.settings.first_folder = folders.first().map(|(s, _)| s.clone());
-    self.workspace_folders = folders;
+    self.settings = Arc::new(Settings {
+      unscoped: self.settings.unscoped.clone(),
+      by_workspace_folder: folders
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(s, _)| (s.clone(), None))
+        .collect(),
+      first_folder: folders.first().map(|(s, _)| s.clone()),
+    });
+    self.workspace_folders = Arc::new(folders);
   }
 
   pub fn set_workspace_settings(
@@ -856,14 +862,17 @@ impl Config {
     unscoped: WorkspaceSettings,
     folder_settings: Vec<(ModuleSpecifier, WorkspaceSettings)>,
   ) {
-    self.settings.unscoped = unscoped;
-    for (folder_uri, settings) in folder_settings.into_iter() {
-      if let Some(settings_) =
-        self.settings.by_workspace_folder.get_mut(&folder_uri)
-      {
-        *settings_ = Some(settings);
-      }
-    }
+    let mut by_folder = folder_settings.into_iter().collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+    self.settings = Arc::new(Settings {
+      unscoped: Arc::new(unscoped),
+      by_workspace_folder: self
+        .settings
+        .by_workspace_folder
+        .keys()
+        .map(|s| (s.clone(), by_folder.remove(s).map(Arc::new)))
+        .collect(),
+      first_folder: self.settings.first_folder.clone(),
+    });
   }
 
   pub fn workspace_settings(&self) -> &WorkspaceSettings {
@@ -966,7 +975,7 @@ impl Config {
     &mut self,
     client_capabilities: ClientCapabilities,
   ) {
-    self.client_capabilities = client_capabilities;
+    self.client_capabilities = Arc::new(client_capabilities);
   }
 
   pub fn workspace_capable(&self) -> bool {
@@ -1906,10 +1915,15 @@ mod tests {
   fn test_config_specifier_disabled_path() {
     let root_uri = resolve_url("file:///root/").unwrap();
     let mut config = Config::new_with_roots(vec![root_uri.clone()]);
-    config.settings.unscoped.enable = Some(true);
-    config.settings.unscoped.enable_paths =
-      Some(vec!["mod1.ts".to_string(), "mod2.ts".to_string()]);
-    config.settings.unscoped.disable_paths = vec!["mod2.ts".to_string()];
+    config.set_workspace_settings(
+      WorkspaceSettings {
+        enable: Some(true),
+        enable_paths: Some(vec!["mod1.ts".to_string(), "mod2.ts".to_string()]),
+        disable_paths: vec!["mod2.ts".to_string()],
+        ..Default::default()
+      },
+      vec![],
+    );
 
     assert!(config.specifier_enabled(&root_uri.join("mod1.ts").unwrap()));
     assert!(!config.specifier_enabled(&root_uri.join("mod2.ts").unwrap()));
@@ -2107,7 +2121,6 @@ mod tests {
   async fn config_enable_via_config_file_detection() {
     let root_uri = resolve_url("file:///root/").unwrap();
     let mut config = Config::new_with_roots(vec![root_uri.clone()]);
-    config.settings.unscoped.enable = None;
     assert!(!config.specifier_enabled(&root_uri));
 
     config
@@ -2129,7 +2142,13 @@ mod tests {
   fn config_specifier_enabled_matches_by_path_component() {
     let root_uri = resolve_url("file:///root/").unwrap();
     let mut config = Config::new_with_roots(vec![root_uri.clone()]);
-    config.settings.unscoped.enable_paths = Some(vec!["mo".to_string()]);
+    config.set_workspace_settings(
+      WorkspaceSettings {
+        enable_paths: Some(vec!["mo".to_string()]),
+        ..Default::default()
+      },
+      vec![],
+    );
     assert!(!config.specifier_enabled(&root_uri.join("mod.ts").unwrap()));
   }
 
@@ -2137,11 +2156,13 @@ mod tests {
   async fn config_specifier_enabled_for_test() {
     let root_uri = resolve_url("file:///root/").unwrap();
     let mut config = Config::new_with_roots(vec![root_uri.clone()]);
-    config.settings.unscoped.enable = Some(true);
-
-    config.settings.unscoped.enable_paths =
-      Some(vec!["mod1.ts".to_string(), "mod2.ts".to_string()]);
-    config.settings.unscoped.disable_paths = vec!["mod2.ts".to_string()];
+    let mut settings = WorkspaceSettings {
+      enable: Some(true),
+      enable_paths: Some(vec!["mod1.ts".to_string(), "mod2.ts".to_string()]),
+      disable_paths: vec!["mod2.ts".to_string()],
+      ..Default::default()
+    };
+    config.set_workspace_settings(settings.clone(), vec![]);
     assert!(
       config.specifier_enabled_for_test(&root_uri.join("mod1.ts").unwrap())
     );
@@ -2151,7 +2172,8 @@ mod tests {
     assert!(
       !config.specifier_enabled_for_test(&root_uri.join("mod3.ts").unwrap())
     );
-    config.settings.unscoped.enable_paths = None;
+    settings.enable_paths = None;
+    config.set_workspace_settings(settings, vec![]);
 
     config
       .tree
diff --git a/cli/lsp/diagnostics.rs b/cli/lsp/diagnostics.rs
index 6504c38fed8f8..e76d2c5b0ef7e 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/diagnostics.rs
@@ -1611,21 +1611,21 @@ mod tests {
   fn mock_config() -> Config {
     let root_uri = resolve_url("file:///").unwrap();
     Config {
-      settings: Settings {
-        unscoped: WorkspaceSettings {
+      settings: Arc::new(Settings {
+        unscoped: Arc::new(WorkspaceSettings {
           enable: Some(true),
           lint: true,
           ..Default::default()
-        },
+        }),
         ..Default::default()
-      },
-      workspace_folders: vec![(
+      }),
+      workspace_folders: Arc::new(vec![(
         root_uri.clone(),
         lsp::WorkspaceFolder {
           uri: root_uri,
           name: "".to_string(),
         },
-      )],
+      )]),
       ..Default::default()
     }
   }
@@ -1719,10 +1719,13 @@ let c: number = "a";
     // now test disabled specifier
     {
       let mut disabled_config = mock_config();
-      disabled_config.settings.unscoped = WorkspaceSettings {
-        enable: Some(false),
-        ..Default::default()
-      };
+      disabled_config.set_workspace_settings(
+        WorkspaceSettings {
+          enable: Some(false),
+          ..Default::default()
+        },
+        vec![],
+      );
 
       let diagnostics = generate_lint_diagnostics(
         &snapshot,
diff --git a/cli/lsp/language_server.rs b/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
index 7e4cf55ab161f..b8194109de01b 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ impl LanguageServer {
     if capable {
       let mut scopes = Vec::with_capacity(folders.len() + 1);
       scopes.push(None);
-      for (_, folder) in &folders {
+      for (_, folder) in folders.as_ref() {
         scopes.push(Some(folder.uri.clone()));
       }
       let configs = client
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ impl LanguageServer {
         let mut configs = configs.into_iter();
         let unscoped = configs.next().unwrap();
         let mut folder_settings = Vec::with_capacity(folders.len());
-        for (folder_uri, _) in &folders {
+        for (folder_uri, _) in folders.as_ref() {
           folder_settings.push((folder_uri.clone(), configs.next().unwrap()));
         }
         let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
@@ -3146,7 +3146,7 @@ impl tower_lsp::LanguageServer for LanguageServer {
           )
         })
         .collect::<Vec<(ModuleSpecifier, WorkspaceFolder)>>();
-      for (specifier, folder) in &inner.config.workspace_folders {
+      for (specifier, folder) in inner.config.workspace_folders.as_ref() {
         if !params.event.removed.is_empty()
           && params.event.removed.iter().any(|f| f.uri == folder.uri)
         {