diff --git a/plugin/tidal.vim b/plugin/tidal.vim
index 791615d..7635bbf 100644
--- a/plugin/tidal.vim
+++ b/plugin/tidal.vim
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ let s:parent_path = fnamemodify(expand("<sfile>"), ":p:h:s?/plugin??")
 " Default config
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 
-" Attempts to find a tidal boot file in this or any parent directory.
+" Attempts to find a tidal boot file in this, any parent directory or from the
+" tidal package.
 function s:FindTidalBoot()
   for name in ["BootTidal.hs", "Tidal.ghci", "boot.tidal"]
     let tidal_boot_file = findfile(name, ".".';')
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ function s:FindTidalBoot()
       return tidal_boot_file
     endif
   endfor
+  let tidal_data_dir = substitute(substitute(system("ghci -e Paths_tidal.getDataDir"),'"','',"g"),"\n","","g")
+  let tidal_boot_file = findfile("BootTidal.hs",tidal_data_dir)
+  if !empty(tidal_boot_file)
+    return tidal_boot_file
+  endif
 endfunction
 
 " Attempts to find a supercollider startup file in this or any parent dir.