diff --git a/lua/neoconf/config.lua b/lua/neoconf/config.lua
index 11d54191..10eabd2e 100644
--- a/lua/neoconf/config.lua
+++ b/lua/neoconf/config.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ local M = {}
 
 ---@class Config
 M.defaults = {
+  -- Use cwd for neoconf root, prevents searching upwards outside the current project
+  root_use_cwd = false,
+  -- on_write callback
+  on_write = function() end,
   -- name of the local settings files
   local_settings = ".neoconf.json",
   -- name of the global settings file in your Neovim config directory
diff --git a/lua/neoconf/workspace.lua b/lua/neoconf/workspace.lua
index 662be993..e9bc8356 100644
--- a/lua/neoconf/workspace.lua
+++ b/lua/neoconf/workspace.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local Config = require("neoconf.config")
 local Settings = require("neoconf.settings")
 local Util = require("neoconf.util")
 
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ local M = {}
 
 ---@param opts WorkspaceFindOptions
 function M.find_root(opts)
+  if Config.options.root_use_cwd then
+    return tostring(vim.uv.cwd())
+  end
   opts = opts or {}
 
   local buf = opts.buffer ~= 0 and opts.buffer or vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()