diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
index 2623a04ab..bedc8c0f0 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ This marks a foldable marker for `outline-minor-mode' in elisp buffers.")
              ;; initialization
              #'+emacs-lisp-extend-imenu-h)
 
+  (autoload 'straight-register-file-modification "straight")
+  (add-hook! 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook
+    (defun +emacs-lisp-init-straight-h ()
+      (when (file-in-directory-p (or buffer-file-name default-directory) doom-local-dir)
+        (add-hook 'after-save-hook #'straight-register-file-modification
+                  nil 'local))))
+
   ;; Flycheck's two emacs-lisp checkers produce a *lot* of false positives in
   ;; emacs configs, so we disable `emacs-lisp-checkdoc' and reduce the
   ;; `emacs-lisp' checker's verbosity.