diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/root.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/root.kak
index d3198b81..0cfa3914 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/root.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/root.kak
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 provide-module root %∴
     declare-option str-list root_globs .git .kakrc kakrc
+    declare-option str project_root %sh{ echo "$PWD" }
+    define-command root-discover %{
+        evaluate-commands %sh{
+            globs="$kak_opt_root_globs"
+            dir="$PWD"
+
+            while [ "$dir" != "/" ]; do
+                for glob in $globs; do
+                    match=$(fd -H -td -1 --glob "$glob" "$dir" --max-depth 1 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
+                    if [ -n "$match" ]; then
+                        root="$match"
+                        break
+                    fi
+                done
+                dir="$(dirname "$dir")"
+            done
+            printf 'set-option global project_root "%s"\n' "$root"
+        }
+    }
     # project-specific configuration
     hook global BufCreate (.*/)?(\.kakrc\.local|\.kakrc\.local|\.kakrc) %{
         set-option buffer filetype kak