diff --git a/plugin/vimproj.vim b/plugin/vimproj.vim
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+" Read project-specific settings from the current working directory when
+" loading files.
+"
+" This plugin is experimental and thus is only enabled if explicitly requested
+" by the user
+if !exists("g:enable_vimproject")
+  finish
+endif
+
+function! LoadProjectVim()
+  if filereadable(".project.vim")
+    source .project.vim
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+autocmd BufReadPre * call LoadProjectVim()