diff --git a/book/src/configuration.md b/book/src/configuration.md
index 913897d62..94134ed4d 100644
--- a/book/src/configuration.md
+++ b/book/src/configuration.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ ### `[editor]` Section
 | `line-number` | Line number display: `absolute` simply shows each line's number, while `relative` shows the distance from the current line. When unfocused or in insert mode, `relative` will still show absolute line numbers. | `absolute` |
 | `gutters` | Gutters to display: Available are `diagnostics` and `line-numbers`, note that `diagnostics` also includes other features like breakpoints | `["diagnostics", "line-numbers"]` |
 | `auto-completion` | Enable automatic pop up of auto-completion. | `true` |
+| `auto-format` | Enable automatic formatting on save. | `true` |
 | `idle-timeout` | Time in milliseconds since last keypress before idle timers trigger. Used for autocompletion, set to 0 for instant. | `400` |
 | `completion-trigger-len` | The min-length of word under cursor to trigger autocompletion | `2` |
 | `auto-info` | Whether to display infoboxes | `true` |
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index ec86e4460..68aa7703c 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ fn write_impl(
     path: Option<&Cow<str>>,
     force: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let auto_format = cx.editor.config().auto_format;
     let jobs = &mut cx.jobs;
     let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor);
 
@@ -205,17 +206,21 @@ fn write_impl(
     if doc.path().is_none() {
         bail!("cannot write a buffer without a filename");
     }
-    let fmt = doc.auto_format().map(|fmt| {
-        let shared = fmt.shared();
-        let callback = make_format_callback(
-            doc.id(),
-            doc.version(),
-            Modified::SetUnmodified,
-            shared.clone(),
-        );
-        jobs.callback(callback);
-        shared
-    });
+    let fmt = if auto_format {
+        doc.auto_format().map(|fmt| {
+            let shared = fmt.shared();
+            let callback = make_format_callback(
+                doc.id(),
+                doc.version(),
+                Modified::SetUnmodified,
+                shared.clone(),
+            );
+            jobs.callback(callback);
+            shared
+        })
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
     let future = doc.format_and_save(fmt, force);
     cx.jobs.add(Job::new(future).wait_before_exiting());
 
@@ -454,6 +459,7 @@ fn write_all_impl(
     force: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut errors = String::new();
+    let auto_format = cx.editor.config().auto_format;
     let jobs = &mut cx.jobs;
     // save all documents
     for doc in &mut cx.editor.documents.values_mut() {
@@ -466,17 +472,21 @@ fn write_all_impl(
             continue;
         }
 
-        let fmt = doc.auto_format().map(|fmt| {
-            let shared = fmt.shared();
-            let callback = make_format_callback(
-                doc.id(),
-                doc.version(),
-                Modified::SetUnmodified,
-                shared.clone(),
-            );
-            jobs.callback(callback);
-            shared
-        });
+        let fmt = if auto_format {
+            doc.auto_format().map(|fmt| {
+                let shared = fmt.shared();
+                let callback = make_format_callback(
+                    doc.id(),
+                    doc.version(),
+                    Modified::SetUnmodified,
+                    shared.clone(),
+                );
+                jobs.callback(callback);
+                shared
+            })
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
         let future = doc.format_and_save(fmt, force);
         jobs.add(Job::new(future).wait_before_exiting());
     }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 0de1732c3..29aea74b7 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub auto_pairs: AutoPairConfig,
     /// Automatic auto-completion, automatically pop up without user trigger. Defaults to true.
     pub auto_completion: bool,
+    /// Automatic formatting on save. Defaults to true.
+    pub auto_format: bool,
     /// Time in milliseconds since last keypress before idle timers trigger.
     /// Used for autocompletion, set to 0 for instant. Defaults to 400ms.
     #[serde(
@@ -374,6 +376,7 @@ fn default() -> Self {
             middle_click_paste: true,
             auto_pairs: AutoPairConfig::default(),
             auto_completion: true,
+            auto_format: true,
             idle_timeout: Duration::from_millis(400),
             completion_trigger_len: 2,
             auto_info: true,