diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 6d2dbb5e3..cf1e009cf 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ impl DiagnosticsConfig {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct FormattingConfig {
+    /// Explicitly disable all formatting
+    pub enabled: Option<bool>,
     /// Command (path or name) to run php-cs-fixer.
     ///
     /// - `None` (default) — check `require-dev` in `composer.json`;
@@ -379,12 +381,9 @@ impl FormattingConfig {
         self.timeout.unwrap_or(10_000)
     }
 
-    /// Whether formatting is entirely disabled (every tool explicitly
-    /// set to an empty string).
+    /// Whether formatting is explicitly disabled
     pub fn is_disabled(&self) -> bool {
-        crate::formatting::Tool::ALL
-            .into_iter()
-            .all(|tool| tool.configured(self) == Some(""))
+        self.enabled == Some(false)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1542,6 +1541,22 @@ paths = ["database/schema", "extra/schema.sql"]
         assert_eq!(config.formatting.php_cs_fixer.as_deref(), Some(""));
         assert_eq!(config.formatting.phpcbf.as_deref(), Some(""));
         assert_eq!(config.formatting.pint.as_deref(), Some(""));
+        assert!(!config.formatting.is_disabled());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn formatting_disabled_disables_tool() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join(CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
+        std::fs::write(
+            &path,
+            "[formatting]\nenabled = false\nphp-cs-fixer = \"\"\nphpcbf = \"\"\npint = \"\"\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let config = load_config(dir.path()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config.formatting.php_cs_fixer.as_deref(), Some(""));
+        assert_eq!(config.formatting.phpcbf.as_deref(), Some(""));
+        assert_eq!(config.formatting.pint.as_deref(), Some(""));
         assert!(config.formatting.is_disabled());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/formatting/tests.rs b/src/formatting/tests.rs
index 410c8dd84..be81d6e1a 100644
--- a/src/formatting/tests.rs
+++ b/src/formatting/tests.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ fn malformed_mago_toml_returns_error_not_panic() {
 #[test]
 fn strategy_both_disabled() {
     let config = FormattingConfig {
+        enabled: Some(true),
         pint: Some(String::new()),
         php_cs_fixer: Some(String::new()),
         phpcbf: Some(String::new()),
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ fn strategy_both_disabled() {
 #[test]
 fn strategy_explicit_commands() {
     let config = FormattingConfig {
+        enabled: Some(true),
         pint: None,
         php_cs_fixer: Some("/usr/bin/php-cs-fixer".to_string()),
         phpcbf: Some("/usr/bin/phpcbf".to_string()),
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ fn strategy_explicit_commands() {
 #[test]
 fn strategy_one_explicit_one_disabled() {
     let config = FormattingConfig {
+        enabled: Some(true),
         pint: None,
         php_cs_fixer: Some("/usr/bin/php-cs-fixer".to_string()),
         phpcbf: Some(String::new()),
@@ -468,6 +471,7 @@ fn strategy_explicit_overrides_require_dev() {
 
     // User explicitly set a different path.
     let config = FormattingConfig {
+        enabled: Some(true),
         pint: None,
         php_cs_fixer: Some("/opt/php-cs-fixer".to_string()),
         phpcbf: Some(String::new()),
@@ -725,6 +729,7 @@ fn execute_builtin_reformats_messy_class() {
 fn execute_disabled_returns_none() {
     let content = "<?php\necho 'hello';\n";
     let config = FormattingConfig {
+        enabled: Some(true),
         pint: None,
         php_cs_fixer: Some(String::new()),
         phpcbf: Some(String::new()),