diff --git a/eglot.el b/eglot.el
index 4416e52c..73864c98 100644
--- a/eglot.el
+++ b/eglot.el
@@ -840,8 +840,10 @@ This docstring appeases checkdoc, that's all."
                                    (lambda ()
                                      (setf (eglot--inhibit-autoreconnect server)
                                            (null eglot-autoreconnect)))))))
-                          (run-hook-with-args 'eglot-connect-hook server)
-                          (run-hook-with-args 'eglot-server-initialized-hook server)
+                          (let ((default-directory (car (project-roots project))))
+                            (hack-dir-local-variables-non-file-buffer)
+                            (run-hook-with-args 'eglot-connect-hook server)
+                            (run-hook-with-args 'eglot-server-initialized-hook server))
                           (eglot--message
                            "Connected! Server `%s' now managing `%s' buffers \
 in project `%s'."