diff --git a/crates/air_r_formatter/src/comments_ext.rs b/crates/air_r_formatter/src/comments_ext.rs
index 2b275f11..b5b7fc3f 100644
--- a/crates/air_r_formatter/src/comments_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/air_r_formatter/src/comments_ext.rs
@@ -46,13 +46,25 @@ impl CommentsExt for RComments {
     }
 }
 
+// We intentionally only consider directives in leading comments. This is a
+// departure from Biome (and Ruff?).
 fn directives(comments: &RComments, node: &RSyntaxNode) -> impl Iterator<Item = Directive> {
-    // We intentionally only consider directives in leading comments. This is a
-    // departure from Biome (and Ruff?).
+    let matches = |c: &biome_formatter::comments::SourceComment<RLanguage>| {
+        comments::parse_comment_directive(c.piece().text())
+    };
+
+    // In argument lists, comments get attached to `R_ARGUMENT` nodes. So check
+    // there for directives.
+    let parent = node.parent();
+    let target_node = parent
+        .as_ref()
+        .filter(|p| p.kind() == RSyntaxKind::R_ARGUMENT)
+        .unwrap_or(node);
+
     comments
-        .leading_comments(node)
+        .leading_comments(target_node)
         .iter()
-        .filter_map(|c| comments::parse_comment_directive(c.piece().text()))
+        .filter_map(matches)
 }
 
 fn can_have_directive(node: &RSyntaxNode) -> bool {
@@ -66,9 +78,7 @@ fn can_have_directive(node: &RSyntaxNode) -> bool {
     // - Binary expression sides (like the RHS of a pipe chain)
     matches!(
         parent.kind(),
-        RSyntaxKind::R_EXPRESSION_LIST
-            | RSyntaxKind::R_ARGUMENT_LIST
-            | RSyntaxKind::R_BINARY_EXPRESSION
+        RSyntaxKind::R_EXPRESSION_LIST | RSyntaxKind::R_ARGUMENT | RSyntaxKind::R_BINARY_EXPRESSION
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/quick_test.rs b/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/quick_test.rs
index 3c1c0b89..6376e0cd 100644
--- a/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/quick_test.rs
+++ b/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/quick_test.rs
@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@ mod language {
 #[test]
 fn quick_test() {
     let src = r#"
-# fmt: tabular
-tribble(
-    ~quarter, ~region, ~product, ~price, ~units_sold,
-    "Q1", "North", "Laptop", 1499.99, 250,
-    "Q1", "North", "Tablet", 85.5, 340,
-
-    # fmt: tabular off
-    "Q2", "South", "Laptop", 989.0, 196,
-    "Q2", "South", "Tablet", 76.95, 304,
+matrix(
+  data =
+  # fmt: table
+  c(
+    1, 2,
+    10, 200
+  ),
+  ncol = 2
 )
     "#;
 
diff --git a/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R b/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R
index 7da8ac13..505b7897 100644
--- a/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R
+++ b/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R
@@ -91,6 +91,29 @@ foooooooooo,baaaaaaaaar,foooooooooo,baaaaaaaaar,foooooooooo,baaaaaaaaar,fooooooo
 1+100, 1+1000,
 )
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Comment directives
+
+# In argument
+x <- matrix(
+  # fmt: table
+  c(
+    1, 2,
+    10, 200
+  ),
+  ncol = 2
+)
+
+# In argument with name
+matrix(
+  # fmt: table
+  data = c(
+    1, 2,
+    10, 200
+  ),
+  ncol = 2
+)
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Comments
 
diff --git a/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R.snap b/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R.snap
index 6dbd26b7..6c7e8d87 100644
--- a/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R.snap
+++ b/crates/air_r_formatter/tests/specs/r/call_table.R.snap
@@ -98,6 +98,29 @@ foooooooooo,baaaaaaaaar,foooooooooo,baaaaaaaaar,foooooooooo,baaaaaaaaar,fooooooo
 1+100, 1+1000,
 )
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Comment directives
+
+# In argument
+x <- matrix(
+  # fmt: table
+  c(
+    1, 2,
+    10, 200
+  ),
+  ncol = 2
+)
+
+# In argument with name
+matrix(
+  # fmt: table
+  data = c(
+    1, 2,
+    10, 200
+  ),
+  ncol = 2
+)
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Comments
 
@@ -528,6 +551,29 @@ list(
   1 + 100     , 1 + 1000    ,
 )
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Comment directives
+
+# In argument
+x <- matrix(
+  # fmt: table
+  c(
+     1 ,   2 ,
+    10 , 200
+  ),
+  ncol = 2
+)
+
+# In argument with name
+matrix(
+  # fmt: table
+  data = c(
+     1 ,   2 ,
+    10 , 200
+  ),
+  ncol = 2
+)
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Comments
 
@@ -854,8 +900,8 @@ list(
 
 ## Unimplemented nodes/tokens
 
-"(\n\"foo\n\",  2)" => 5299..5312
-"(\n{ foo },  2\n)" => 5331..5346
+"(\n\"foo\n\",  2)" => 5596..5609
+"(\n{ foo },  2\n)" => 5628..5643
 # Lines exceeding max width of 80 characters
 ```
    91:   foooooooooo , baaaaaaaaar , foooooooooo , baaaaaaaaar , foooooooooo , baaaaaaaaar , foooooooooo , baaaaaaaaar , foooooooooo(baaaaaaaaar, foooooooooo, baaaaaaaaar) ,