diff --git a/runtime/syntax/mush.vim b/runtime/syntax/mush.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5565927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/mush.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+" MUSHcode syntax file
+" Maintainer:	Bek Oberin <gossamer@tertius.net.au>
+" Last updated by Rimnal on Mon Aug 20 08:28:56 MDT 2001
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+
+" regular mush functions
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained abs acos add after and andflags aposs
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained asin atan before capstr cat ceil center
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained comp con conn controls convsecs convtime
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained cos default delete dist2d dist3d div e
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained edefault edit elements elock eq escape
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained exit exp extract fdiv filter first flags
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained floor fold foreach findable fullname get
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained get_eval grab gt gte hasattr hasflag
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained home idle index insert isdbref isnum
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained isword iter last lattr lcon lcstr
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained ldelete left lexits ljust ln lnum loc
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained locate lock log lpos lt lte lwho map
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained match matchall max member merge mid min
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained mix mod money mudname mul munge name
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained nearby neq next not num obj objeval
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained objmem or orflags owner parent parse pi
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained ports pos poss power r rand remove repeat
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained replace rest reverse revwords right
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained rjust rloc room round s scramble search
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained secs secure setdiff setinter setq
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained setunion shuffle sign sin sort sortby
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained space splice sqrt squish starttime stats
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained strlen strmatch sub subj switch tan time
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained trim trunc type u ucstr udefault ulocal
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained v version visible where wordpos words
+syntax keyword mushFunction contained xcon xor
+" only highligh functions when they have an in-bracket immediately after
+syntax match mushFunctionBrackets  "\i\I*(" contains=mushFunction
+
+" regular mush commands
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @alias @chown @clone @create
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @decompile @destroy @doing @dolist
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @drain @edit @emit @entrances @femit
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @force @fpose @fsay @halt @last
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @link @list @listmotd @lock @mudwho
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @mvattr @name @notify @oemit @parent
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @password @pemit @ps @quota @robot
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @search @set @stats @sweep @switch
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @teleport @trigger @unlink @unlock
+syntax keyword mushAtCommandList contained @verb @wait @wipe
+syntax match mushCommand  "@\i\I*" contains=mushAtCommandList
+
+
+syntax keyword mushCommand drop enter examine get give goto help inventory
+syntax keyword mushCommand kill leave look news page pose say score use
+syntax keyword mushCommand version whisper DOING LOGOUT OUTPUTPREFIX
+syntax keyword mushCommand OUTPUTSUFFIX QUIT SESSION WHO
+
+syntax match mushSpecial     "\*\|!\|=\|-\|\\\|+"
+syntax match mushSpecial2 contained     "\*"
+
+syntax match mushIdentifier   "&[^ ]\+"
+
+syntax match mushVariable   "%r\|%t\|%cr\|%[A-Za-z0-9]\+\|%#\|##\|here"
+
+" numbers
+syntax match mushNumber	+[0-9]\++
+
+" A comment line starts with a or # or " at the start of the line
+" or an @@
+syntax keyword mushTodo contained	TODO FIXME XXX
+syntax match	mushComment	+^\s*@@.*$+	contains=mushTodo
+syntax match	mushComment	+^".*$+	contains=mushTodo
+syntax match	mushComment	+^#.*$+	contains=mushTodo
+
+syntax region	mushFuncBoundaries start="\[" end="\]" contains=mushFunction,mushFlag,mushAttributes,mushNumber,mushCommand,mushVariable,mushSpecial2
+
+" FLAGS
+syntax keyword mushFlag PLAYER ABODE BUILDER CHOWN_OK DARK FLOATING
+syntax keyword mushFlag GOING HAVEN INHERIT JUMP_OK KEY LINK_OK MONITOR
+syntax keyword mushFlag NOSPOOF OPAQUE QUIET STICKY TRACE UNFINDABLE VISUAL
+syntax keyword mushFlag WIZARD PARENT_OK ZONE AUDIBLE CONNECTED DESTROY_OK
+syntax keyword mushFlag ENTER_OK HALTED IMMORTAL LIGHT MYOPIC PUPPET TERSE
+syntax keyword mushFlag ROBOT SAFE TRANSPARENT VERBOSE CONTROL_OK COMMANDS
+
+syntax keyword mushAttribute aahear aclone aconnect adesc adfail adisconnect
+syntax keyword mushAttribute adrop aefail aenter afail agfail ahear akill
+syntax keyword mushAttribute aleave alfail alias amhear amove apay arfail
+syntax keyword mushAttribute asucc atfail atport aufail ause away charges
+syntax keyword mushAttribute cost desc dfail drop ealias efail enter fail
+syntax keyword mushAttribute filter forwardlist gfail idesc idle infilter
+syntax keyword mushAttribute inprefix kill lalias last lastsite leave lfail
+syntax keyword mushAttribute listen move odesc odfail odrop oefail oenter
+syntax keyword mushAttribute ofail ogfail okill oleave olfail omove opay
+syntax keyword mushAttribute orfail osucc otfail otport oufail ouse oxenter
+syntax keyword mushAttribute oxleave oxtport pay prefix reject rfail runout
+syntax keyword mushAttribute semaphore sex startup succ tfail tport ufail
+syntax keyword mushAttribute use va vb vc vd ve vf vg vh vi vj vk vl vm vn
+syntax keyword mushAttribute vo vp vq vr vs vt vu vv vw vx vy vz
+
+
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_mush_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_mush_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  " The default methods for highlighting.  Can be overridden later
+  HiLink mushAttribute  Constant
+  HiLink mushCommand    Function
+  HiLink mushComment    Comment
+  HiLink mushNumber     Number
+  HiLink mushSetting    PreProc
+  HiLink mushFunction   Statement
+  HiLink mushVariable   Identifier
+  HiLink mushSpecial    Special
+  HiLink mushTodo       Todo
+  HiLink mushFlag       Special
+  HiLink mushIdentifier Identifier
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "mush"
+
+" mush: ts=17