diff --git a/apps/oxfmt/src/command.rs b/apps/oxfmt/src/command.rs
index ebe6ca7253338..68c4113a25fea 100644
--- a/apps/oxfmt/src/command.rs
+++ b/apps/oxfmt/src/command.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const PATHS_ERROR_MESSAGE: &str = "PATH must not contain \"..\"";
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Bpaf)]
 #[bpaf(options, version(VERSION))]
 pub struct FormatCommand {
-    #[bpaf(external, fallback(OutputOptions::DefaultWrite), hide_usage)]
+    #[bpaf(external, fallback(OutputOptions::Write), hide_usage)]
     pub output_options: OutputOptions,
     #[bpaf(external)]
     pub basic_options: BasicOptions,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub struct FormatCommand {
 pub enum OutputOptions {
     /// Default - when no output option is specified, behaves like `--write` mode in Prettier
     #[bpaf(hide)]
-    DefaultWrite,
+    Write,
     /// Check mode - check if files are formatted, also show statistics
     #[bpaf(long)]
     Check,
diff --git a/apps/oxfmt/src/format.rs b/apps/oxfmt/src/format.rs
index 4cd8c4c69b862..a11f4244d42ac 100644
--- a/apps/oxfmt/src/format.rs
+++ b/apps/oxfmt/src/format.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ impl FormatRunner {
                 CliRunResult::FormatMismatch
             }
             // Default (write) does not output anything
-            (OutputOptions::DefaultWrite, changed_count) => {
+            (OutputOptions::Write, changed_count) => {
                 // Each changed file is also NOT printed
                 debug_assert_eq!(
                     changed_count, 0,
diff --git a/apps/oxfmt/src/service.rs b/apps/oxfmt/src/service.rs
index d4e8e20715b12..df9df79e9b383 100644
--- a/apps/oxfmt/src/service.rs
+++ b/apps/oxfmt/src/service.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl FormatService {
         let is_changed = source_text != code;
 
         // Write back if needed
-        if matches!(self.output_options, OutputOptions::DefaultWrite) && is_changed {
+        if matches!(self.output_options, OutputOptions::Write) && is_changed {
             fs::write(path, code)
                 .map_err(|_| format!("Failed to write to '{}'", path.to_string_lossy()))
                 .unwrap();
diff --git a/apps/oxfmt/test/__snapshots__/write_mode.test.ts.snap b/apps/oxfmt/test/__snapshots__/write_mode.test.ts.snap
index c16258c9300fa..ada65cd316ecb 100644
--- a/apps/oxfmt/test/__snapshots__/write_mode.test.ts.snap
+++ b/apps/oxfmt/test/__snapshots__/write_mode.test.ts.snap
@@ -28,6 +28,34 @@ const obj = {
 --------------------"
 `;
 
+exports[`write_mode > should format unformatted files with explicit --write 1`] = `
+"--- FILE -----------
+unformatted.js
+--- BEFORE ---------
+  class                 Foo {}
+
+--- AFTER ----------
+class Foo {}
+
+--------------------
+
+--- FILE -----------
+complex.js
+--- BEFORE ---------
+const     obj   =   {
+  foo:    "bar",
+    baz:      123
+};
+
+--- AFTER ----------
+const obj = {
+  foo: "bar",
+  baz: 123,
+};
+
+--------------------"
+`;
+
 exports[`write_mode > should not modify already formatted files 1`] = `
 "--- FILE -----------
 already_formatted.js
diff --git a/apps/oxfmt/test/write_mode.test.ts b/apps/oxfmt/test/write_mode.test.ts
index 86fad96468a08..90d48e55396b7 100644
--- a/apps/oxfmt/test/write_mode.test.ts
+++ b/apps/oxfmt/test/write_mode.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ describe("write_mode", () => {
     expect(snapshot).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it("should format unformatted files with explicit --write", async () => {
+    const fixtureDir = join(fixturesDir, "write_mode");
+    const files = ["unformatted.js", "complex.js"];
+
+    const snapshot = await runWriteModeAndSnapshot(fixtureDir, files, ["--write"]);
+    expect(snapshot).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
   it("should not modify already formatted files", async () => {
     const fixtureDir = join(fixturesDir, "write_mode");
     const files = ["already_formatted.js"];