diff --git a/src/source.cpp b/src/source.cpp
index 39e5864..cbbc8b9 100644
--- a/src/source.cpp
+++ b/src/source.cpp
@@ -767,6 +767,21 @@ void Source::View::setup_format_style(bool is_generic_view) {
     shown = true;
   }
 
+  if(!prettier.empty() && !prefer_prettier) {
+    auto search_path = file_path.parent_path();
+    auto file = ".prettier-" + language_id;
+    while(true) {
+      boost::system::error_code ec;
+      if(boost::filesystem::exists(search_path / file, ec)) {
+        prefer_prettier = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      if(search_path == search_path.root_directory())
+        break;
+      search_path = search_path.parent_path();
+    }
+  }
+
   if(!prettier.empty() && prefer_prettier) {
     if(is_generic_view) {
       goto_next_diagnostic = [this] {