diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c8b151a..cbad1cf 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -378,10 +378,13 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 			if (checking) {
 				return saveCallback?.(checking);
 			} else {
-				//@ts-expect-error
-				await this.app?.commands?.executeCommandById(
-					"obsidian-linter:lint-file",
-				);
+				// Run Obsidian Linter before formatting if enabled
+				if (this.settings.runLinterBeforeFormatting) {
+					//@ts-expect-error
+					await this.app?.commands?.executeCommandById(
+						"obsidian-linter:lint-file",
+					);
+				}
 				await this.formatOnSave();
 			}
 		};
diff --git a/src/settings/settings-info.ts b/src/settings/settings-info.ts
index df60a94..376b758 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings-info.ts
+++ b/src/settings/settings-info.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	excludeDirsFromAutoLinking: string[]; // Optional: List of directories to exclude from auto-linking
 	preventSelfLinking: boolean; // Prevent linking text to its own file
 	removeAliasInDirs: string[]; // Remove aliases for links in specified directories
+	runLinterBeforeFormatting: boolean; // Run Obsidian Linter before automatic linker formatting
 };
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
@@ -40,4 +41,5 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	excludeDirsFromAutoLinking: [], // Default: no excluded directories
 	preventSelfLinking: false, // Default: allow self-linking (backward compatibility)
 	removeAliasInDirs: [], // Default: no directories for alias removal
+	runLinterBeforeFormatting: false, // Default: do not run linter before formatting
 };
diff --git a/src/settings/settings.ts b/src/settings/settings.ts
index 21f8d9b..6ed516f 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/settings.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ export class AutomaticLinkerPluginSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					});
 			});
 
+		// Toggle for running linter before formatting
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Run Obsidian Linter before formatting")
+			.setDesc(
+				"When enabled, Obsidian Linter will be executed before Automatic Linker formatting. This requires the Obsidian Linter plugin to be installed.",
+			)
+			.addToggle((toggle) => {
+				toggle
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.runLinterBeforeFormatting)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.runLinterBeforeFormatting = value;
+						await this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
+					});
+			});
+
 		// Setting for base directories.
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Base directory")