diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3943ae5f..47becf92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ Making a new release? Simply add the new header with the version and date undern
 * Fixed `$path` values that point outside the project folder failing to match `syncRule`s on Windows, which broke `rojo sourcemap` with a "could not be turned into a Roblox Instance" error. ([#1290])
 * Fixed `rojo serve` silently stopping syncing file changes on Windows when the served project path was a verbatim (`\\?\`) path, because tree paths and file-watcher event paths were canonicalized to different forms. ([#1290])
 * Fixed `rojo sourcemap --absolute` emitting verbatim (`\\?\`) paths on Windows, which broke require types in luau-lsp. ([#1290])
+* Local place files can now be auto-connected via the `__Rojo_ProjectName` attribute on Workspace. ([#1296])
 * The plugin now disables the `Check for Updates` setting if you block access to `api.github.com`. ([#1297])
 
 [7.7.1]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/releases/tag/v7.7.1
 [#1290]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1290
+[#1296]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1296
 [#1297]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1297
 
 ## [7.7.0] (July 1st, 2026)
diff --git a/plugin/src/App/init.lua b/plugin/src/App/init.lua
index e6e4deee..7e3614b8 100644
--- a/plugin/src/App/init.lua
+++ b/plugin/src/App/init.lua
@@ -255,18 +255,32 @@ function App:checkForUpdates()
 	end
 end
 
+local function getActiveProjectIdentifier(): string
+	local placeId = tostring(game.PlaceId)
+
+	local attributeProjectName = workspace:GetAttribute("__Rojo_ProjectName")
+	assert(
+		typeof(attributeProjectName) == "string" or typeof(attributeProjectName) == "nil",
+		`Expected Workspace attribute '__Rojo_ProjectName' to be a string or nil, got {typeof(attributeProjectName)}`
+	)
+
+	local identifier = attributeProjectName or placeId
+
+	return identifier
+end
+
 function App:getPriorSyncInfo(): { host: string?, port: string?, projectName: string?, timestamp: number? }
 	local priorSyncInfos = Settings:get("priorEndpoints")
 	if not priorSyncInfos then
 		return {}
 	end
 
-	local id = tostring(game.PlaceId)
-	if ignorePlaceIds[id] then
+	local identifier = getActiveProjectIdentifier()
+	if ignorePlaceIds[identifier] then
 		return {}
 	end
 
-	return priorSyncInfos[id] or {}
+	return priorSyncInfos[identifier] or {}
 end
 
 function App:setPriorSyncInfo(host: string, port: string, projectName: string)
@@ -278,25 +292,25 @@ function App:setPriorSyncInfo(host: string, port: string, projectName: string)
 	local now = os.time()
 
 	-- Clear any stale saves to avoid disc bloat
-	for placeId, syncInfo in priorSyncInfos do
+	for identifier, syncInfo in priorSyncInfos do
 		if now - (syncInfo.timestamp or now) > 12_960_000 then
-			priorSyncInfos[placeId] = nil
-			Log.trace("Cleared stale saved endpoint for {}", placeId)
+			priorSyncInfos[identifier] = nil
+			Log.trace("Cleared stale saved endpoint for {}", identifier)
 		end
 	end
 
-	local id = tostring(game.PlaceId)
-	if ignorePlaceIds[id] then
+	local identifier = getActiveProjectIdentifier()
+	if ignorePlaceIds[identifier] then
 		return
 	end
 
-	priorSyncInfos[id] = {
+	priorSyncInfos[identifier] = {
 		host = if host ~= Config.defaultHost then host else nil,
 		port = if port ~= Config.defaultPort then port else nil,
 		projectName = projectName,
 		timestamp = now,
 	}
-	Log.trace("Saved last used endpoint for {}", game.PlaceId)
+	Log.trace("Saved last used endpoint for {}", identifier)
 
 	Settings:set("priorEndpoints", priorSyncInfos)
 end
@@ -307,9 +321,9 @@ function App:forgetPriorSyncInfo()
 		priorSyncInfos = {}
 	end
 
-	local id = tostring(game.PlaceId)
-	priorSyncInfos[id] = nil
-	Log.trace("Erased last used endpoint for {}", game.PlaceId)
+	local identifier = getActiveProjectIdentifier()
+	priorSyncInfos[identifier] = nil
+	Log.trace("Erased last used endpoint for {}", identifier)
 
 	Settings:set("priorEndpoints", priorSyncInfos)
 end