diff --git a/ale_linters/tex/texlab.vim b/ale_linters/tex/texlab.vim
index 5ead74b4..dd26fa0a 100644
--- a/ale_linters/tex/texlab.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/tex/texlab.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 " Author: Ricardo Liang <ricardoliang@gmail.com>
+" Author: ourigen <ourigen [at] pm.me>
 " Description: Texlab language server (Rust rewrite)
 
 call ale#Set('tex_texlab_executable', 'texlab')
 call ale#Set('tex_texlab_options', '')
 
 function! ale_linters#tex#texlab#GetProjectRoot(buffer) abort
-    return ''
+    let l:git_path = ale#path#FindNearestDirectory(a:buffer, '.git')
+
+    return !empty(l:git_path) ? fnamemodify(l:git_path, ':h:h') : ''
 endfunction
 
 function! ale_linters#tex#texlab#GetCommand(buffer) abort
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_texlab_command_callbacks.vader b/test/command_callback/test_texlab_command_callbacks.vader
index ca678d2b..c18793da 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_texlab_command_callbacks.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_texlab_command_callbacks.vader
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ Execute(The default executable path should be correct):
   AssertLinter 'texlab', ale#Escape('texlab')
 
 Execute(The project root should be detected correctly):
-  AssertLSPProject ''
+  call ale#test#SetFilename('tex_paths/sample1.tex')
+  silent! call mkdir('tex_paths/.git')
+  
+  AssertLSPProject ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/tex_paths')
 
 Execute(The executable should be configurable):
   let b:ale_tex_texlab_executable = 'foobar'