diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs b/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs
index 6510ced66ac2..32280d5c763c 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ impl ProjectManifest {
         if path.file_name().unwrap_or_default() == "rust-project.json" {
             return Ok(ProjectManifest::ProjectJson(path));
         }
+        if path.file_name().unwrap_or_default() == ".rust-project.json" {
+            return Ok(ProjectManifest::ProjectJson(path));
+        }
         if path.file_name().unwrap_or_default() == "Cargo.toml" {
             return Ok(ProjectManifest::CargoToml(path));
         }
@@ -94,6 +97,9 @@ impl ProjectManifest {
         if let Some(project_json) = find_in_parent_dirs(path, "rust-project.json") {
             return Ok(vec![ProjectManifest::ProjectJson(project_json)]);
         }
+        if let Some(project_json) = find_in_parent_dirs(path, ".rust-project.json") {
+            return Ok(vec![ProjectManifest::ProjectJson(project_json)]);
+        }
         return find_cargo_toml(path)
             .map(|paths| paths.into_iter().map(ProjectManifest::CargoToml).collect());
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/slow-tests/main.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/slow-tests/main.rs
index 9d292c0411e4..54cd27f4b3bc 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/slow-tests/main.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/slow-tests/main.rs
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ fn test_missing_module_code_action_in_json_project() {
 
     let code = format!(
         r#"
-//- /rust-project.json
+//- /.rust-project.json
 {project}
 
 //- /src/lib.rs
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index abb40ac35ede..bf9c4a366d42 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@
         "workspaceContains:Cargo.toml",
         "workspaceContains:*/Cargo.toml",
         "workspaceContains:rust-project.json",
-        "workspaceContains:*/rust-project.json"
+        "workspaceContains:*/rust-project.json",
+        "workspaceContains:.rust-project.json",
+        "workspaceContains:*/.rust-project.json"
     ],
     "main": "./out/main",
     "contributes": {
@@ -3211,6 +3213,10 @@
             {
                 "fileMatch": "rust-project.json",
                 "url": "https://json.schemastore.org/rust-project.json"
+            },
+            {
+                "fileMatch": ".rust-project.json",
+                "url": "https://json.schemastore.org/rust-project.json"
             }
         ],
         "walkthroughs": [