diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-ide.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-ide.el
index 03b9328..768ac5e 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-ide.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-ide.el
@@ -70,4 +70,15 @@
   :general
   ("C-c f" #'apheleia-format-buffer))
 
+;; Tree-sitter is a C framework for generating ASTs
+;; This emacs plugin provides nicer syntax highlighting for supported modes
+(use-package tree-sitter
+  :defer 1
+  :config
+  (global-tree-sitter-mode)
+  (add-hook 'tree-sitter-after-on-hook #'tree-sitter-hl-mode))
+
+(use-package tree-sitter-langs
+  :defer 1)
+
 (provide 'init-ide)