diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua
index cbdd612e..4494d8f5 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ return {
           filetypes_include = {},
           -- to fully override the default_config, change the below
           -- filetypes = {}
+          root_dir = function(fname)
+            local node_modules = vim.fs.find("node_modules", { path = fname, upward = true })[1]
+            local root = vim.fs.dirname(node_modules)
+            if not node_modules then
+              return nil
+            else
+              local tailwind_path = node_modules .. "/tailwindcss"
+
+              if vim.fn.isdirectory(tailwind_path) ~= 0 then
+                return root
+              else
+                return nil
+              end
+            end
+          end,
         },
       },
       setup = {