diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/zathurarc.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/zathurarc.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..259fb137a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/zathurarc.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:             Zathurarc
+" Maintainer:           Wu, Zhenyu <wuzhenyu@ustc.edu>
+" Documentation:        https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/documentation/
+" Upstream:             https://github.com/Freed-Wu/zathurarc.vim
+" Latest Revision:      2024-04-02
+
+if exists('b:did_ftplugin')
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+let s:save_cpoptions = &cpoptions
+set cpoptions&vim
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = 'setlocal comments< commentstring< include<'
+setlocal comments=:#
+setlocal commentstring=#\ %s
+setlocal include=^\sinclude
+
+let &cpoptions = s:save_cpoptions
+unlet s:save_cpoptions
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
index d0e31df3a1..9f1d237884 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
@@ -1578,6 +1578,7 @@ local filename = {
   ['.clang-format'] = 'yaml',
   ['.clang-tidy'] = 'yaml',
   ['yarn.lock'] = 'yaml',
+  zathurarc = 'zathurarc',
   ['/etc/zprofile'] = 'zsh',
   ['.zlogin'] = 'zsh',
   ['.zlogout'] = 'zsh',
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/zathurarc.vim b/runtime/syntax/zathurarc.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e0526d02a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/zathurarc.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:             Zathurarc
+" Maintainer:           Wu, Zhenyu <wuzhenyu@ustc.edu>
+" Documentation:        https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/documentation/
+" Upstream:             https://github.com/Freed-Wu/zathurarc.vim
+" Latest Revision:      2024-04-02
+
+if exists('b:current_syntax')
+  finish
+endif
+let b:current_syntax = 'zathurarc'
+
+syntax case match
+syntax iskeyword @,48-57,_,192-255,-
+
+syntax region zathurarcComment start="\%([ \t]*\&\([^\\]\zs\|^\)\)#" end="$"
+syntax match zathurarcBracket /[<>]/ contained
+syntax match zathurarcNotation `<[A-Z][a-z0-9]\+>` contains=zathurarcBracket
+syntax match zathurarcNumber `\<[0-9.]\>`
+syntax region zathurarcString start=`"` skip=`\\"` end=`"`
+syntax region zathurarcString start=`'` skip=`\\'` end=`'`
+syntax keyword zathurarcMode normal fullscreen presentation index
+syntax keyword zathurarcBoolean true false
+syntax keyword zathurarcCommand include map set unmap
+syntax keyword zathurarcOption abort-clear-search adjust-open advance-pages-per-row completion-bg completion-fg completion-group-bg completion-group-fg completion-highlight-bg completion-highlight-fg continuous-hist-save database dbus-raise-window dbus-service default-bg default-fg exec-command filemonitor first-page-column font guioptions highlight-active-color highlight-color highlight-fg highlight-transparency incremental-search index-active-bg index-active-fg index-bg index-fg inputbar-bg inputbar-fg link-hadjust link-zoom n-completion-items notification-bg notification-error-bg notification-error-fg notification-fg notification-warning-bg notification-warning-fg page-cache-size page-padding page-right-to-left page-thumbnail-size pages-per-row recolor recolor-darkcolor recolor-keephue recolor-lightcolor recolor-reverse-video render-loading render-loading-bg render-loading-fg sandbox scroll-full-overlap scroll-hstep scroll-page-aware scroll-step scroll-wrap search-hadjust selection-clipboard selection-notification show-directories show-hidden show-recent statusbar-basename statusbar-bg statusbar-fg statusbar-h-padding statusbar-home-tilde statusbar-page-percent statusbar-v-padding synctex synctex-editor-command vertical-center window-height window-icon window-icon-document window-title-basename window-title-home-tilde window-title-page window-width zoom-center zoom-max zoom-min zoom-step
+
+highlight default link zathurarcComment Comment
+highlight default link zathurarcNumber Number
+highlight default link zathurarcMode Macro
+highlight default link zathurarcString String
+highlight default link zathurarcBoolean Boolean
+" same as vim
+highlight default link zathurarcBracket Delimiter
+highlight default link zathurarcNotation Special
+highlight default link zathurarcCommand Statement
+highlight default link zathurarcOption PreProc
+" ex: nowrap
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index adbccb853a..2f4682d4d8 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ func s:GetFilenameChecks() abort
     \ 'yang': ['file.yang'],
     \ 'yuck': ['file.yuck'],
     \ 'z8a': ['file.z8a'],
+    \ 'zathurarc': ['zathurarc'],
     \ 'zig': ['file.zig', 'build.zig.zon'],
     \ 'zimbu': ['file.zu'],
     \ 'zimbutempl': ['file.zut'],