diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/json.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/json.lua
index 5f94caf7..3f1de268 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/json.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/json.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ return {
   recommended = function()
     return LazyVim.extras.wants({
       ft = { "json", "jsonc", "json5" },
+      root = { "*.json" },
     })
   end,