diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 2a6e01d77..4f44d5803 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ impl DiagnosticsConfig {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct FormattingConfig {
+    /// Explicitly disable all formatting
+    pub enabled: Option<bool>,
     /// Command (path or name) to run php-cs-fixer.
     ///
     /// - `None` (default) — check `require-dev` in `composer.json`;
@@ -354,12 +356,9 @@ impl FormattingConfig {
         self.timeout.unwrap_or(10_000)
     }
 
-    /// Whether formatting is entirely disabled (all tools explicitly
-    /// set to empty strings).
+    /// Whether formatting is explicitly disabled
     pub fn is_disabled(&self) -> bool {
-        self.php_cs_fixer.as_deref() == Some("")
-            && self.phpcbf.as_deref() == Some("")
-            && self.pint.as_deref() == Some("")
+        self.enabled == Some(false)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1495,7 +1494,7 @@ paths = ["database/schema", "extra/schema.sql"]
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn formatting_empty_string_disables_tool() {
+    fn formatting_empty_string_enables_tool() {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let path = dir.path().join(CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
         std::fs::write(
@@ -1507,6 +1506,22 @@ paths = ["database/schema", "extra/schema.sql"]
         assert_eq!(config.formatting.php_cs_fixer.as_deref(), Some(""));
         assert_eq!(config.formatting.phpcbf.as_deref(), Some(""));
         assert_eq!(config.formatting.pint.as_deref(), Some(""));
+        assert!(!config.formatting.is_disabled());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn formatting_disabled_disables_tool() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join(CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
+        std::fs::write(
+            &path,
+            "[formatting]\nenabled = false\nphp-cs-fixer = \"\"\nphpcbf = \"\"\npint = \"\"\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let config = load_config(dir.path()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.formatting.php_cs_fixer.as_deref(), Some(""));
+        assert_eq!(config.formatting.phpcbf.as_deref(), Some(""));
+        assert_eq!(config.formatting.pint.as_deref(), Some(""));
         assert!(config.formatting.is_disabled());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/formatting.rs b/src/formatting.rs
index 36a7db2ea..a6ffd673d 100644
--- a/src/formatting.rs
+++ b/src/formatting.rs
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn strategy_both_disabled() {
         let config = FormattingConfig {
+            enabled: Some(true),
             pint: Some(String::new()),
             php_cs_fixer: Some(String::new()),
             phpcbf: Some(String::new()),
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn strategy_explicit_commands() {
         let config = FormattingConfig {
+            enabled: Some(true),
             pint: None,
             php_cs_fixer: Some("/usr/bin/php-cs-fixer".to_string()),
             phpcbf: Some("/usr/bin/phpcbf".to_string()),
@@ -825,6 +827,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn strategy_one_explicit_one_disabled() {
         let config = FormattingConfig {
+            enabled: Some(true),
             pint: None,
             php_cs_fixer: Some("/usr/bin/php-cs-fixer".to_string()),
             phpcbf: Some(String::new()),
@@ -1131,6 +1134,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // User explicitly set a different path.
         let config = FormattingConfig {
+            enabled: Some(true),
             pint: None,
             php_cs_fixer: Some("/opt/php-cs-fixer".to_string()),
             phpcbf: Some(String::new()),
@@ -1385,6 +1389,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn execute_disabled_returns_none() {
         let content = "<?php\necho 'hello';\n";
         let config = FormattingConfig {
+            enabled: Some(true),
             pint: None,
             php_cs_fixer: Some(String::new()),
             phpcbf: Some(String::new()),