diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pbtxt.vim b/runtime/syntax/pbtxt.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:             Protobuf Text Format
+" Maintainer:           Lakshay Garg <lakshayg@outlook.in>
+" Last Change:          2020 Nov 17
+" Homepage:             https://github.com/lakshayg/vim-pbtxt
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn case ignore
+
+syn keyword pbtxtTodo     TODO FIXME contained
+syn keyword pbtxtBool     true false contained
+
+syn match   pbtxtInt      display   "\<\(0\|[1-9]\d*\)\>"
+syn match   pbtxtHex      display   "\<0[xX]\x\+\>"
+syn match   pbtxtFloat    display   "\(0\|[1-9]\d*\)\=\.\d*"
+syn match   pbtxtMessage  display   "^\s*\w\+\s*{"me=e-1
+syn match   pbtxtField    display   "^\s*\w\+:"me=e-1
+syn match   pbtxtEnum     display   ":\s*\a\w\+"ms=s+1   contains=pbtxtBool
+syn region  pbtxtString   start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+   contains=@Spell
+syn region  pbtxtComment  start="#" end="$"      keepend contains=pbtxtTodo,@Spell
+
+hi def link pbtxtTodo     Todo
+hi def link pbtxtBool     Boolean
+hi def link pbtxtInt      Number
+hi def link pbtxtHex      Number
+hi def link pbtxtFloat    Float
+hi def link pbtxtMessage  Structure
+hi def link pbtxtField    Identifier
+hi def link pbtxtEnum     Define
+hi def link pbtxtString   String
+hi def link pbtxtComment  Comment
+
+let b:current_syntax = "pbtxt"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save
+
+" vim: nowrap sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet