1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/format.c b/format.c
index 50b537fa..6b07e67e 100644
--- a/format.c
+++ b/format.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,8 @@ format_find(struct format_tree *ft, const char *key, int modifiers)
 
 	if (~modifiers & FORMAT_TIMESTRING) {
 		o = options_parse_get(global_options, key, &idx, 0);
+		if (o == NULL && ft->wp != NULL)
+			o = options_parse_get(ft->wp->options, key, &idx, 0);
 		if (o == NULL && ft->w != NULL)
 			o = options_parse_get(ft->w->options, key, &idx, 0);
 		if (o == NULL)