diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformatter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformatter.cpp
index 9128adccad1..38e9f0cb32c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformatter.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ public:
 
         Core::Command *cmd = ActionManager::registerAction(&formatFile, Constants::CMAKEFORMATTER_ACTION_ID);
         connect(&formatFile, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
-            TextEditor::formatCurrentFile(formatCommand());
+            auto command = formatCommand();
+            if (auto editor = EditorManager::currentEditor())
+                extendCommandWithConfigs(command, editor->document()->filePath());
+
+            TextEditor::formatCurrentFile(command);
         });
 
         ActionManager::actionContainer(Constants::CMAKEFORMATTER_MENU_ID)->addAction(cmd);
@@ -142,6 +146,46 @@ public:
         return cmd;
     }
 
+    static FilePaths formatConfigFiles(const FilePath &dir)
+    {
+        if (dir.isEmpty())
+            return FilePaths();
+
+        return filtered(transform({".cmake-format",
+                                   ".cmake-format.py",
+                                   ".cmake-format.json",
+                                   ".cmake-format.yaml",
+                                   "cmake-format.py",
+                                   "cmake-format.json",
+                                   "cmake-format.yaml"},
+                                  [dir](const QString &fileName) {
+                                      return dir.pathAppended(fileName);
+                                  }),
+                        &FilePath::exists);
+    }
+
+    static FilePaths findConfigs(const FilePath &fileName)
+    {
+        FilePath parentDirectory = fileName.parentDir();
+        while (parentDirectory.exists()) {
+            FilePaths configFiles = formatConfigFiles(parentDirectory);
+            if (!configFiles.isEmpty())
+                return configFiles;
+
+            parentDirectory = parentDirectory.parentDir();
+        }
+        return FilePaths();
+    }
+
+    static void extendCommandWithConfigs(TextEditor::Command &command, const FilePath &source)
+    {
+        const FilePaths configFiles = findConfigs(source);
+        if (!configFiles.isEmpty()) {
+            command.addOption("--config-files");
+            command.addOptions(Utils::transform(configFiles, &FilePath::nativePath));
+        }
+    }
+
     FilePathAspect command{this};
     bool haveValidFormatCommand{false};
     BoolAspect autoFormatOnSave{this};
@@ -199,8 +243,10 @@ void CMakeFormatterSettings::applyIfNecessary(IDocument *document) const
 
     IEditor *currentEditor = EditorManager::currentEditor();
     IEditor *editor = editors.contains(currentEditor) ? currentEditor : editors.first();
-    if (auto widget = TextEditorWidget::fromEditor(editor))
+    if (auto widget = TextEditorWidget::fromEditor(editor)) {
+        extendCommandWithConfigs(command, editor->document()->filePath());
         TextEditor::formatEditor(widget, command);
+    }
 }
 
 CMakeFormatterSettings &formatterSettings()