diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/nix.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/nix.lua
index bc3492a1..b349bb2c 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/nix.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/nix.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 return {
+  recommended = {
+    ft = "nix",
+    root = "flake.nix",
+  },
   {
     "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
     opts = function(_, opts)