diff --git a/misc/vim/ftdetect/skylark.vim b/misc/vim/ftdetect/skylark.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311343e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/vim/ftdetect/skylark.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.sky setlocal filetype=skylark
+
diff --git a/misc/vim/ftplugin/skylark/comment.vim b/misc/vim/ftplugin/skylark/comment.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35f52f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/vim/ftplugin/skylark/comment.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+    finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+setlocal comments=s1:#
+setlocal commentstring=#\ %s
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl com< cms<"
+
+" vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
diff --git a/misc/vim/syntax/skylark.vim b/misc/vim/syntax/skylark.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83c3dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/vim/syntax/skylark.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case match
+
+syn keyword     skylarkStatement         return break continue lambda
+syn keyword     skylarkConditional       if else elif not and or
+syn keyword     skylarkLabel             case default
+syn keyword     skylarkRepeat            for in range
+syn match       skylarkDeclaration       /\<def\>/
+
+hi def link     skylarkStatement         Statement
+hi def link     skylarkConditional       Conditional
+hi def link     skylarkLabel             Label
+hi def link     skylarkRepeat            Repeat
+hi def link     skylarkDeclaration       Type
+
+syn keyword     skylarkCast              str type freeze bool hash int list set dict tuple
+
+hi def link     skylarkCast              Type
+
+syn keyword     skylarkBuiltins          load len print chr ord
+syn keyword     skylarkConstants         True False Inf NaN None
+
+hi def link     skylarkBuiltins          Keyword
+hi def link     skylarkConstants         Keyword
+
+" Comments; their contents
+syn keyword     skylarkTodo              contained TODO FIXME XXX BUG
+syn cluster     skylarkCommentGroup      contains=skylarkTodo
+syn region      skylarkComment           start="#" end="$" contains=@skylarkCommentGroup,@Spell
+
+hi def link     skylarkComment           Comment
+hi def link     skylarkTodo              Todo
+
+" skylark escapes
+syn match       skylarkEscapeOctal       display contained "\\[0-7]\{3}"
+syn match       skylarkEscapeC           display contained +\\[abfnrtv\\'"]+
+syn match       skylarkEscapeX           display contained "\\x\x\{2}"
+syn match       skylarkEscapeU           display contained "\\u\x\{4}"
+syn match       skylarkEscapeBigU        display contained "\\U\x\{8}"
+syn match       skylarkEscapeError       display contained +\\[^0-7xuUabfnrtv\\'"]+
+
+hi def link     skylarkEscapeOctal       skylarkSpecialString
+hi def link     skylarkEscapeC           skylarkSpecialString
+hi def link     skylarkEscapeX           skylarkSpecialString
+hi def link     skylarkEscapeU           skylarkSpecialString
+hi def link     skylarkEscapeBigU        skylarkSpecialString
+hi def link     skylarkSpecialString     Special
+hi def link     skylarkEscapeError       Error
+
+" Strings and their contents
+syn cluster     skylarkStringGroup       contains=skylarkEscapeOctal,skylarkEscapeC,skylarkEscapeX,skylarkEscapeU,skylarkEscapeBigU,skylarkEscapeError
+syn region      skylarkString            start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=@skylarkStringGroup
+syn region      skylarkRawString         start=+`+ end=+`+
+
+hi def link     skylarkString            String
+hi def link     skylarkRawString         String
+
+" Characters; their contents
+syn cluster     skylarkCharacterGroup    contains=skylarkEscapeOctal,skylarkEscapeC,skylarkEscapeX,skylarkEscapeU,skylarkEscapeBigU
+syn region      skylarkCharacter         start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'+ end=+'+ contains=@skylarkCharacterGroup
+
+hi def link     skylarkCharacter         Character
+
+" Regions
+syn region      skylarkBlock             start="{" end="}" transparent fold
+syn region      skylarkParen             start='(' end=')' transparent
+
+" Integers
+syn match       skylarkDecimalInt        "\<\d\+\([Ee]\d\+\)\?\>"
+syn match       skylarkHexadecimalInt    "\<0x\x\+\>"
+syn match       skylarkOctalInt          "\<0\o\+\>"
+syn match       skylarkOctalError        "\<0\o*[89]\d*\>"
+
+hi def link     skylarkDecimalInt        Integer
+hi def link     skylarkHexadecimalInt    Integer
+hi def link     skylarkOctalInt          Integer
+hi def link     Integer             Number
+
+" Floating point
+syn match       skylarkFloat             "\<\d\+\.\d*\([Ee][-+]\d\+\)\?\>"
+syn match       skylarkFloat             "\<\.\d\+\([Ee][-+]\d\+\)\?\>"
+syn match       skylarkFloat             "\<\d\+[Ee][-+]\d\+\>"
+
+hi def link     skylarkFloat             Float
+hi def link     skylarkImaginary         Number
+
+syn sync minlines=500
+
+let b:current_syntax = "skylark"