diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/forth.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/forth.vim
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+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/forth.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+" Vim filetype plugin
+" Language:	Forth
+" Maintainer:	Johan Kotlinski <kotlinski@gmail.com>
+" Last Change:	2023 Aug 08
+" URL:		https://github.com/jkotlinski/forth.vim
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+setlocal commentstring=\\\ %s
+setlocal comments=s:(,mb:\ ,e:),b:\\
+setlocal iskeyword=33-126,128-255
+
+let s:include_patterns =<< trim EOL
+
+  \<\%(INCLUDE\|REQUIRE\)\>\s\+\zs\k\+\ze
+  \<S"\s\+\zs[^"]*\ze"\s\+\%(INCLUDED\|REQUIRED\)\>
+EOL
+let &l:include = $'\c{ s:include_patterns[1:]->join('\|') }'
+
+let s:define_patterns =<< trim EOL
+  :
+  [2F]\=CONSTANT
+  [2F]\=VALUE
+  [2F]\=VARIABLE
+  BEGIN-STRUCTURE
+  BUFFER:
+  CODE
+  CREATE
+  MARKER
+  SYNONYM
+EOL
+let &l:define = $'\c\<\%({ s:define_patterns->join('\|') }\)'
+
+" assume consistent intra-project file extensions
+let &l:suffixesadd = "." .. expand("%:e")
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl cms< com< def< inc< isk< sua<"
+
+if exists("loaded_matchit") && !exists("b:match_words")
+  let s:matchit_patterns =<< trim EOL
+
+    \<\:\%(NONAME\)\=\>:\<EXIT\>:\<;\>
+    \<IF\>:\<ELSE\>:\<THEN\>
+    \<\[IF]\>:\<\[ELSE]\>:\<\[THEN]\>
+    \<?\=DO\>:\<LEAVE\>:\<+\=LOOP\>
+    \<CASE\>:\<ENDCASE\>
+    \<OF\>:\<ENDOF\>
+    \<BEGIN\>:\<WHILE\>:\<\%(AGAIN\|REPEAT\|UNTIL\)\>
+    \<CODE\>:\<END-CODE\>
+    \<BEGIN-STRUCTURE\>:\<END-STRUCTURE\>
+  EOL
+  let b:match_ignorecase = 1
+  let b:match_words = s:matchit_patterns[1:]->join(',')
+  let b:undo_ftplugin ..= "| unlet! b:match_ignorecase b:match_words"
+endif
+
+if (has("gui_win32") || has("gui_gtk")) && !exists("b:browsefilter")
+  let b:browsefilter = "Forth Source Files (*.f *.fs *.ft *.fth *.4th)\t*.f;*.fs;*.ft;*.fth;*.4th\n" ..
+	\	       "All Files (*.*)\t*.*\n"
+  let b:undo_ftplugin ..= " | unlet! b:browsefilter"
+endif
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save
+unlet s:define_patterns s:include_patterns s:matchit_patterns