diff --git a/lua/user/init.lua b/lua/user/init.lua
index a03304c..095b4ce 100644
--- a/lua/user/init.lua
+++ b/lua/user/init.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ local config = {
 	-- Add plugins
 	plugins = {
 		-- Extended file type support
-		{ "sheerun/vim-polyglot", lazy = false }, -- Community plugins
+		{ "sheerun/vim-polyglot",                             lazy = false }, -- Community plugins
 		"AstroNvim/astrocommunity",
 		{ import = "astrocommunity.pack.angular" },
 		{ import = "astrocommunity.pack.ansible" },
@@ -79,6 +79,23 @@ local config = {
 			"p00f/clangd_extensions.nvim",
 			optional = true,
 			opts = { extensions = { autoSetHints = true } },
+			init = function()
+				-- load clangd extensions when clangd attaches
+				local augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("clangd_extensions", { clear = true })
+				vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("LspAttach", {
+					group = augroup,
+					desc = "Load clangd_extensions with clangd",
+					callback = function(args)
+						if assert(vim.lsp.get_client_by_id(args.data.client_id)).name == "clangd" then
+							require("clangd_extensions")
+							-- add more `clangd` setup here as needed such as loading autocmds
+							require("clangd_extensions.inlay_hints").setup_autocmd()
+							require("clangd_extensions.inlay_hints").set_inlay_hints()
+							vim.api.nvim_del_augroup_by_id(augroup) -- delete auto command since it only needs to happen once
+						end
+					end,
+				})
+			end,
 		},
 		{
 			"simrat39/rust-tools.nvim",