diff --git a/.changeset/kind-tools-shop.md b/.changeset/kind-tools-shop.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e6c04ccfbef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-tools-shop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+setup prettier plugin-search-dirs to enable use with pnpm
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier/package.json b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier/package.json
index b66bc9c0932e..a8b937b25b10 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+eslint+prettier/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		"eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0"
 	},
 	"scripts": {
-		"lint": "prettier --check --plugin-search-dir=. . && eslint .",
-		"format": "prettier --write --plugin-search-dir=. ."
+		"lint": "prettier --check . && eslint .",
+		"format": "prettier --write ."
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+prettier/.prettierrc b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+prettier/.prettierrc
index ff2677efde55..d177cd62dd13 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/shared/+prettier/.prettierrc
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/shared/+prettier/.prettierrc
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 	"useTabs": true,
 	"singleQuote": true,
 	"trailingComma": "none",
-	"printWidth": 100
+	"printWidth": 100,
+	"pluginSearchDirs": ["."],
+	"overrides": [{ "files": "*.svelte", "options": { "parser": "svelte" } }]
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/shared/-eslint+prettier/package.json b/packages/create-svelte/shared/-eslint+prettier/package.json
index e9103a7e238c..bcdff7cf9402 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/shared/-eslint+prettier/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/shared/-eslint+prettier/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"scripts": {
-		"lint": "prettier --check --plugin-search-dir=. .",
-		"format": "prettier --write --plugin-search-dir=. ."
+		"lint": "prettier --check .",
+		"format": "prettier --write ."
 	}
 }