diff --git a/lua/nvim-rooter.lua b/lua/nvim-rooter.lua
index afb51fb..c3ec049 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-rooter.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-rooter.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ local _config = {
     ['dashboard'] = true,
     ['TelescopePrompt'] = true,
   },
+  exclude_buftypes = {
+    ['terminal'] = true,
+    ['prompt'] = true,
+    ['quickfix'] = true,
+  },
   fallback_to_parent = false,
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +47,10 @@ local function activate()
     return false
   end
 
+  if _config.exclude_buftypes[vim.bo.buftype] ~= nil then
+    return false
+  end
+
   local filename = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
   for _, pattern in ipairs(_config.trigger_patterns) do
     -- https://riptutorial.com/lua/topic/5829/pattern-matching
@@ -163,6 +172,7 @@ local function setup(opts)
     or { '.git', '.hg', '.svn' }
   _config.trigger_patterns = opts.trigger_patterns ~= nil and opts.trigger_patterns or { '*' }
   _config.exclude_filetypes = merge(_config.exclude_filetypes, opts.exclude_filetypes)
+  _config.exclude_buftypes = merge(_config.exclude_buftypes, opts.exclude_buftypes)
   _config.fallback_to_parent = opts.fallback_to_parent ~= nil and opts.fallback_to_parent
   _config.cd_scope = opts.cd_scope ~= nil and opts.cd_scope or "global"