diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/quarto.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/quarto.lua
index c9cbd48f..f0c50455 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/quarto.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/quarto.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 return {
+  recommended = function()
+    return LazyVim.extras.wants({
+      ft = "quarto",
+      root = {
+        "_quarto.yml",
+      },
+    })
+  end,
+  {
+    "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+    opts = { ensure_installed = { "markdown", "markdown_inline" } },
+  },
   {
     "quarto-dev/quarto-nvim",
     dependencies = {
@@ -7,9 +19,4 @@ return {
     },
     opts = {},
   },
-  recommended = function()
-    return LazyVim.extras.wants({
-      ft = "quarto",
-    })
-  end,
 }