diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/.prettierignore b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/.prettierignore
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+++ b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web1/ignore-me
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/ignore-me/should-ignore.js b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/ignore-me/should-ignore.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/ignore-me/should-ignore.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var x = 'this should not be formatted';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/ignore-me/subdirectory/should-ignore.js b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/ignore-me/subdirectory/should-ignore.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bef913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/ignore-me/subdirectory/should-ignore.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var x = 'this should not be formatted';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/should-not-ignore.js b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/should-not-ignore.js
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index 0000000..0bcbead
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+++ b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web1/should-not-ignore.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var x = 'this should be formatted';
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web2/should-not-ignore.js b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web2/should-not-ignore.js
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index 0000000..0bcbead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/ignore-in-subdirectories/web2/should-not-ignore.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var x = 'this should be formatted';
diff --git a/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/ignore-in-subdirectories.js.snap b/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/ignore-in-subdirectories.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49a61e6
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+++ b/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/ignore-in-subdirectories.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory (stderr) 2`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory (stdout) 1`] = `"should-not-ignore.js"`;
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory (stdout) 2`] = `"should-not-ignore.js"`;
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory (write) 2`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory and using stdin (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`formats files when executing in a subdirectory and using stdin (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`ignore files when executing in a subdirectory and using stdin (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`ignore files when executing in a subdirectory and using stdin (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`ignores files when executing in a subdirectory (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`ignores files when executing in a subdirectory (stderr) 2`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`ignores files when executing in a subdirectory (stdout) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`ignores files when executing in a subdirectory (stdout) 2`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`ignores files when executing in a subdirectory (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`ignores files when executing in a subdirectory (write) 2`] = `[]`;
diff --git a/test/__tests__/ignore-in-subdirectories.js b/test/__tests__/ignore-in-subdirectories.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f49003
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+++ b/test/__tests__/ignore-in-subdirectories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { runCli } from "../utils";
+
+describe("ignores files when executing in a subdirectory", () => {
+  runCli("ignore-in-subdirectories/web1", [
+    "ignore-me/should-ignore.js",
+    "--ignore-path",
+    "../.prettierignore",
+    "-l",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 0,
+  });
+
+  runCli("ignore-in-subdirectories/web1", [
+    "ignore-me/subdirectory/should-ignore.js",
+    "--ignore-path",
+    "../.prettierignore",
+    "-l",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 0,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formats files when executing in a subdirectory", () => {
+  runCli("ignore-in-subdirectories/web1", [
+    "should-not-ignore.js",
+    "--ignore-path",
+    "../.prettierignore",
+    "-l",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+
+  runCli("ignore-in-subdirectories/web2", [
+    "should-not-ignore.js",
+    "--ignore-path",
+    "../.prettierignore",
+    "-l",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("ignore files when executing in a subdirectory and using stdin", () => {
+  runCli(
+    "ignore-in-subdirectories/web1",
+    [
+      "--ignore-path",
+      "../.prettierignore",
+      "--stdin-filepath",
+      "ignore-me/example.js",
+    ],
+    {
+      input: "hello_world( );",
+    },
+  ).test({
+    stdout: "hello_world();",
+    status: 0,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formats files when executing in a subdirectory and using stdin", () => {
+  runCli(
+    "ignore-in-subdirectories/web1",
+    ["--ignore-path", "../.prettierignore", "--stdin-filepath", "example.js"],
+    {
+      input: "hello_world( );",
+    },
+  ).test({
+    stdout: "hello_world();",
+    status: 0,
+  });
+});