diff --git a/rc/filetype/conf.kak b/rc/filetype/conf.kak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b715893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rc/filetype/conf.kak
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+hook global BufCreate .+\.(repo|cfg|properties|desktop) %{
+    set-option buffer filetype conf
+}
+
+hook global WinCreate .+\.ini %{
+    try %{
+        execute-keys /^\h*#<ret>
+        set-option buffer filetype conf
+    }
+}
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=conf %{
+    require-module conf
+}
+
+hook -group conf-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=conf %{
+    add-highlighter window/conf ref conf
+    hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/conf }
+}
+
+provide-module conf %{
+
+add-highlighter shared/conf regions
+add-highlighter shared/conf/code default-region group
+add-highlighter shared/conf/comment region '(^|\h)\K#' $ fill comment
+
+add-highlighter shared/conf/code/ regex "(?S)^\h*(\[.+?\])\h*$" 1:title
+add-highlighter shared/conf/code/ regex "^\h*([^\[][^=\n]*)=([^\n]*)" 1:variable 2:value
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/ini.kak b/rc/filetype/ini.kak
index 1e922fdd..75762f6a 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/ini.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/ini.kak
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-hook global BufCreate .+\.(repo|ini|cfg|properties|desktop) %{
+hook global BufCreate .+\.ini %{
     set-option buffer filetype ini
 }
 
diff --git a/rc/tools/comment.kak b/rc/tools/comment.kak
index 8d3ee798..1094fbba 100644
--- a/rc/tools/comment.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/comment.kak
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ hook global BufSetOption filetype=coffee %{
     set-option buffer comment_block_end '###'
 }
 
+hook global BufSetOption filetype=conf %{
+    set-option buffer comment_line '#'
+}
+
 hook global BufSetOption filetype=css %{
     set-option buffer comment_line ''
     set-option buffer comment_block_begin '/*'