diff --git a/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el b/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el
index 2186e87..10a8625 100644
--- a/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el
+++ b/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 ;; automatically cleanup whitespace on save
 (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'whitespace-cleanup)
 
+;; Make project.el recognize directories with a .project file as project roots
+(add-to-list 'project-vc-extra-root-markers ".project")
+
 (use-package hl-todo
   :ensure t
   :init