diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 29fd736a..edbc96b0 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -774,7 +774,13 @@ impl Document {
         {
             use std::process::Stdio;
             let text = self.text().clone();
+
             let mut process = tokio::process::Command::new(&fmt_cmd);
+
+            if let Some(doc_dir) = self.path.as_ref().and_then(|path| path.parent()) {
+                process.current_dir(doc_dir);
+            }
+
             process
                 .args(fmt_args)
                 .stdin(Stdio::piped())