diff --git a/modules/editor/fold/config.el b/modules/editor/fold/config.el
index 17c8679e6..11be67aad 100644
--- a/modules/editor/fold/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/fold/config.el
@@ -91,4 +91,11 @@
   :when (featurep! :tools tree-sitter)
   :after tree-sitter
   :config
+  ;; we want to use our own face so we nullify this one to have no effect and
+  ;; make it more similar to hideshows
+  (custom-set-faces! '(ts-fold-replacement-face :foreground nil
+                                                :box nil
+                                                :inherit font-lock-comment-face
+                                                :weight light))
+  (setq ts-fold-replacement "  [...]  ")
   (ts-fold-mode +1))