diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7259457..7386d5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Require the plugin and call `setup` with a config table with any of the followin
 Presence = require("presence"):setup({
     -- This config table shows all available config options with their default values
     auto_update       = true,                       -- Update activity based on autocmd events (if `false`, map or manually execute `:lua Presence:update()`)
-    editing_text      = "Editing %s",               -- Editing format string (either string or function(filename, path): string)
-    workspace_text    = "Working on %s",            -- Workspace format string (either string or function(project_name, path): string)
+    editing_text      = "Editing %s",               -- Editing format string (either string or function(filename: string|nil, buffer: string): string)
+    workspace_text    = "Working on %s",            -- Workspace format string (either string or function(git_project_name: string|nil, buffer: string): string)
     neovim_image_text = "The One True Text Editor", -- Text displayed when hovered over the Neovim image
     main_image        = "neovim",                   -- Main image display (either "neovim" or "file")
     client_id         = "793271441293967371",       -- Use your own Discord application client id (not recommended)
diff --git a/lua/presence/init.lua b/lua/presence/init.lua
index 372bc18..7eb4639 100644
--- a/lua/presence/init.lua
+++ b/lua/presence/init.lua
@@ -350,18 +350,30 @@ function Presence:update_for_buffer(buffer)
         },
     }
 
-    -- Include project details if available
+    local workspace_text = self.options.workspace_text
     local project_name = self:get_project_name(parent_dirpath)
+
+    -- Include project details if available
     if project_name then
         self.log:debug(string.format("Detected project: %s", project_name))
 
-        local workspace_text = self.options.workspace_text
         activity.details = type(workspace_text) == "function"
             and workspace_text(project_name, buffer)
             or string.format(workspace_text, project_name)
-
     else
         self.log:debug("No project detected")
+
+        -- When no project is detected, set custom workspace text if:
+        -- * The custom function returns custom workspace text
+        -- * The configured workspace text does not contain a directive
+        if type(workspace_text) == "function" then
+            local custom_workspace_text = workspace_text(nil, buffer)
+            if custom_workspace_text then
+                activity.details = custom_workspace_text
+            end
+        elseif not workspace_text:find("%s") then
+            activity.details = workspace_text
+        end
     end
 
     self.discord:set_activity(activity, function(err)