diff --git a/modules/text-editing/siren-smartparens.el b/modules/text-editing/siren-smartparens.el
index f933af5..fd754a3 100644
--- a/modules/text-editing/siren-smartparens.el
+++ b/modules/text-editing/siren-smartparens.el
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
   ;; smart pairing for all
   (require 'smartparens-config)
 
+  ;; Re-define {} pair to remove the navigate action. This allows for manually
+  ;; inserting a } character, otherwise it would always jump to the next
+  ;; existing } character, preventing you from manually inserting one where you
+  ;; want.
+  (sp-pair "{" "}" :actions '(wrap insert autoskip))
+
   (defun sp-transpose-sexp-reverse ()
     (interactive)
     (sp-transpose-sexp -1))