diff --git a/.changeset/old-forks-grin.md b/.changeset/old-forks-grin.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dfa54497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-forks-grin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'theme-check-vscode': minor
+---
+
+Respect .prettierignore when formatting local VSCode files
diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/src/node/formatter.spec.ts b/packages/vscode-extension/src/node/formatter.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8282814e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/src/node/formatter.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import type * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import * as prettier from 'prettier';
+import { vscodePrettierFormat, nodePrettierFormat } from './formatter';
+
+vi.mock('prettier', () => ({
+  format: vi.fn(),
+  getFileInfo: vi.fn(),
+  resolveConfig: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('vscode', () => ({
+  workspace: {
+    getWorkspaceFolder: vi.fn(() => ({
+      uri: { fsPath: '/workspace' },
+    })),
+  },
+}));
+
+describe('formatter', () => {
+  const localFile = {
+    uri: {
+      scheme: 'file',
+      fsPath: '/snippets/button.liquid',
+    },
+    getText: vi.fn(() => '<div>{{ product.title }}</div>'),
+  } as unknown as vscode.TextDocument;
+
+  const remoteFile = {
+    ...localFile,
+    uri: { ...localFile.uri, scheme: 'vscode-remote' },
+  } as vscode.TextDocument;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe('vscodePrettierFormat', () => {
+    it('should format remote files without config options', async () => {
+      await vscodePrettierFormat(remoteFile);
+
+      expect(prettier.getFileInfo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(prettier.resolveConfig).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(prettier.format).toHaveBeenCalledWith('<div>{{ product.title }}</div>', {
+        parser: 'liquid-html',
+        plugins: [expect.anything()],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should format local files with config options', async () => {
+      await vscodePrettierFormat(localFile);
+
+      expect(prettier.getFileInfo).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(prettier.resolveConfig).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(prettier.format).toHaveBeenCalledWith('<div>{{ product.title }}</div>', {
+        parser: 'liquid-html',
+        plugins: [expect.anything()],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not format ignored local files', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(prettier.getFileInfo).mockResolvedValue({
+        ignored: true,
+      } as prettier.FileInfoResult);
+
+      const result = await nodePrettierFormat(localFile);
+
+      expect(prettier.getFileInfo).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(prettier.resolveConfig).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(prettier.format).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(result).toBe('<div>{{ product.title }}</div>');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/src/node/formatter.ts b/packages/vscode-extension/src/node/formatter.ts
index d8a8f1e52..b1685e011 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-extension/src/node/formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/src/node/formatter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { workspace } from 'vscode';
 import LiquidPrettierPlugin from '@shopify/prettier-plugin-liquid';
 import * as prettier from 'prettier';
 import { Format } from '../common/formatter';
@@ -18,6 +20,18 @@ export const vscodePrettierFormat: Format = async (textDocument) => {
 
 export const nodePrettierFormat: Format = async (textDocument) => {
   const text = textDocument.getText();
+
+  const workspaceFolder = workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(textDocument.uri);
+  const fileInfo =
+    workspaceFolder &&
+    (await prettier.getFileInfo(textDocument.uri.fsPath, {
+      ignorePath: path.join(workspaceFolder.uri.fsPath, '.prettierignore'),
+    }));
+
+  if (fileInfo?.ignored) {
+    return text;
+  }
+
   const options = await prettier.resolveConfig(textDocument.uri.fsPath, { useCache: false });
   return prettier.format(text, {
     ...options,