autoload/lsp/lsp.vim       | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 autoload/lsp/lspserver.vim |  2 ++
 doc/lsp.txt                |  6 +++++-

diff --git a/autoload/lsp/lsp.vim b/autoload/lsp/lsp.vim
index 84534a0202afc9b76b504e3324afd28982364ab7..7c86f8f43486d7556f7b8ee5d9e43b24b6854c86 100644
--- a/autoload/lsp/lsp.vim
+++ b/autoload/lsp/lsp.vim
@@ -54,14 +54,26 @@
   var bufDir = bnr->bufname()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
 
   return ftypeServerMap[ftype]->filter((key, lspserver) => {
-    if lspserver.runIfSearchFiles->empty()
-      return true
+    # Don't run the server if no path is found
+    if !lspserver.runIfSearchFiles->empty()
+      var path = util.FindNearestRootDir(bufDir, lspserver.runIfSearchFiles)
+
+      if path->empty()
+        return false
+      endif
     endif
 
-    var path = util.FindNearestRootDir(bufDir, lspserver.runIfSearchFiles)
+    # Don't run the server if a path is found
+    if !lspserver.runUnlessSearchFiles->empty()
+      var path = util.FindNearestRootDir(bufDir, lspserver.runUnlessSearchFiles)
 
-    # Run the server if the path is found
-    return !path->empty()
+      if !path->empty()
+        return false
+      endif
+    endif
+
+    # Run the server
+    return true
   })
 enddef
 
@@ -622,12 +634,17 @@     if !server->has_key('runIfSearch') || server.runIfSearch->type() != v:t_list
       server.runIfSearch = []
     endif
 
+    if !server->has_key('runUnlessSearch') || server.runUnlessSearch->type() != v:t_list
+      server.runUnlessSearch = []
+    endif
+
     var lspserver: dict<any> = lserver.NewLspServer(server.name, server.path,
 						    args, server.syncInit,
 						    initializationOptions,
 						    server.workspaceConfig,
 						    server.rootSearch,
 						    server.runIfSearch,
+						    server.runUnlessSearch,
 						    customNotificationHandlers,
 						    features, server.debug)
 
diff --git a/autoload/lsp/lspserver.vim b/autoload/lsp/lspserver.vim
index 02e8d9ba1c7f971c06519097c6edd9b23ad33da8..31cb666f2ce97e24426aa7fc7022551ba5112716 100644
--- a/autoload/lsp/lspserver.vim
+++ b/autoload/lsp/lspserver.vim
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ 			isSync: bool, initializationOptions: any,
 			workspaceConfig: dict<any>,
 			rootSearchFiles: list<any>,
 			runIfSearchFiles: list<any>,
+			runUnlessSearchFiles: list<any>,
 			customNotificationHandlers: dict<func>,
 			features: dict<bool>, debug_arg: bool): dict<any>
   var lspserver: dict<any> = {
@@ -1496,6 +1497,7 @@     caps: {},
     requests: {},
     rootSearchFiles: rootSearchFiles,
     runIfSearchFiles: runIfSearchFiles,
+    runUnlessSearchFiles: runUnlessSearchFiles,
     omniCompletePending: false,
     completionTriggerChars: [],
     signaturePopup: -1,
diff --git a/doc/lsp.txt b/doc/lsp.txt
index 05c4d27f506b91e3c540f6dd1e4e5a1e0484a540..c472668eee0e96b9806331b3ac0ccb09b2b6ef25 100644
--- a/doc/lsp.txt
+++ b/doc/lsp.txt
@@ -282,7 +282,11 @@ 			If a file or directory is found then the server will be
 			started, otherwise it will not.
 
 			If this parameter is not specified or is an empty list,
-			then the server will always be started.
+			then the server will be started unless
+			|lsp-cfg-runUnlessSearch| prevents it.
+
+						*lsp-cfg-runUnlessSearch*
+	runUnlessSearch	(Optional) Opposite of |lsp-cfg-runIfSearch|.
 
 Additionally the following configurations can be made: