diff --git a/.github/MAINTAINERS b/.github/MAINTAINERS
index 8096538..6052197 100644
--- a/.github/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/.github/MAINTAINERS
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
 runtime/ftplugin/terraform.vim		@JannoTjarks
 runtime/ftplugin/tf.vim			@ribru17
 runtime/ftplugin/thrift.vim		@jiangyinzuo
+runtime/ftplugin/tiasm.vim		@Freed-Wu
 runtime/ftplugin/tidy.vim		@dkearns
 runtime/ftplugin/tmux.vim		@ericpruitt
 runtime/ftplugin/toml.vim		@averms
@@ -610,6 +611,7 @@
 runtime/syntax/teraterm.vim		@k-takata
 runtime/syntax/terraform.vim		@gpanders
 runtime/syntax/thrift.vim		@jiangyinzuo
+runtime/syntax/tiasm.vim		@Freed-Wu
 runtime/syntax/tidy.vim			@dkearns
 runtime/syntax/tmux.vim			@ericpruitt
 runtime/syntax/toml.vim			@averms
diff --git a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
index ce7f44f..f1e6ee2 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Vim functions for file type detection
 #
 # Maintainer:		The Vim Project <https://github.com/vim/vim>
-# Last Change:		2024 May 23
+# Last Change:		2025 Jan 08
 # Former Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
 
 # These functions are moved here from runtime/filetype.vim to make startup
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 # This function checks for the kind of assembly that is wanted by the user, or
 # can be detected from the first five lines of the file.
 export def FTasm()
+  # tiasm uses `* commment`
+  if join(getline(1, 10), "\n") =~ '\%(\%(^\|\n\)\*\|Texas Instruments Incorporated\)'
+    setf tiasm
+  endif
   # make sure b:asmsyntax exists
   if !exists("b:asmsyntax")
     b:asmsyntax = ""
@@ -1003,6 +1007,14 @@
   endif
 enddef
 
+export def FTsa()
+  if join(getline(1, 4), "\n") =~# '\%(^\|\n\);'
+    setf tiasm
+    return
+  endif
+  setf sather
+enddef
+
 # This function checks the first 25 lines of file extension "sc" to resolve
 # detection between scala and SuperCollider.
 # NOTE: We don't check for 'Class : Method', as this can easily be confused
diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index 737f881..154ce79 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim support file to detect file types
 "
 " Maintainer:	The Vim Project <https://github.com/vim/vim>
-" Last Change:	2024 Dec 31
+" Last Change:	2025 Jan 08
 " Former Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
 
 " Listen very carefully, I will say this only once
@@ -2200,8 +2200,8 @@
 " Sass
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.sass			setf sass
 
-" Sather
-au BufNewFile,BufRead *.sa			setf sather
+" Sather, TI linear assembly
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.sa			call dist#ft#FTsa()
 
 " Scala
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.scala			setf scala
diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/tiasm.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/tiasm.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13a3dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/tiasm.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	TI linear assembly language
+" Maintainer:	Wu, Zhenyu <wuzhenyu@ustc.edu>
+" Last Change:	2025 Jan 08
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin") | finish | endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+setlocal comments=:;
+setlocal commentstring=;\ %s
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl commentstring< comments<"
+
+if exists("loaded_matchit")
+  let b:match_words = '^\s\+\.if\>:^\s\+\.elseif:^\s\+\.else\>:^\s\+\.endif\>,^\s\+\.group:^\s\+\.gmember:^\s\+\.endgroup,^\s\+\.loop:^\s\+\.break:^\s\+\.endloop,^\s\+\.macro:^\s\+\.mexit:^\s\+\.endm,^\s\+\.asmfunc:^\s\+\.endasmfunc,^\s\+\.c\?struct:^\s\+\.endstruct,^\s\+\.c\?union:^\s\+\.endunion,^\s\+\.c\?proc:^\s\+\.return:^\s\+\.endproc'
+  let b:match_ignorecase = 1
+  let b:undo_ftplugin ..= " | unlet! b:match_ignorecase b:match_words"
+endif
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/tiasm.vim b/runtime/syntax/tiasm.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdadc4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/tiasm.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	TI linear assembly language
+" Document:	https://downloads.ti.com/docs/esd/SPRUI03B/#SPRUI03B_HTML/assembler-description.html
+" Maintainer:	Wu, Zhenyu <wuzhenyu@ustc.edu>
+" Last Change:	2025 Jan 08
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+" storage types
+syn match tiasmType "\.bits"
+syn match tiasmType "\.byte"
+syn match tiasmType "\.char"
+syn match tiasmType "\.cstring"
+syn match tiasmType "\.double"
+syn match tiasmType "\.field"
+syn match tiasmType "\.float"
+syn match tiasmType "\.half"
+syn match tiasmType "\.int"
+syn match tiasmType "\.long"
+syn match tiasmType "\.short"
+syn match tiasmType "\.string"
+syn match tiasmType "\.ubyte"
+syn match tiasmType "\.uchar"
+syn match tiasmType "\.uhalf"
+syn match tiasmType "\.uint"
+syn match tiasmType "\.ulong"
+syn match tiasmType "\.ushort"
+syn match tiasmType "\.uword"
+syn match tiasmType "\.word"
+
+syn match tiasmIdentifier		"[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*"
+
+syn match tiasmDecimal		"\<[1-9]\d*\>"		 display
+syn match tiasmOctal		"\<0[0-7][0-7]\+\>\|\<[0-7]\+[oO]\>"	 display
+syn match tiasmHexadecimal	"\<0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]\+\>\|\<[0-9][0-9a-fA-F]*[hH]\>" display
+syn match tiasmBinary		"\<0[bB][0-1]\+\>\|\<[01]\+[bB]\>"	 display
+
+syn match tiasmFloat		"\<\d\+\.\d*\%(e[+-]\=\d\+\)\=\>" display
+syn match tiasmFloat		"\<\d\%(e[+-]\=\d\+\)\>"	  display
+
+syn match tiasmCharacter		"'.'\|''\|'[^']'"
+
+syn region tiasmString		start="\"" end="\"" skip="\"\""
+
+syn match tiasmFunction		"\$[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*\ze("
+
+syn keyword tiasmTodo			contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+syn region tiasmComment			start=";" end="$" keepend contains=tiasmTodo,@Spell
+syn match tiasmComment			"^[*!].*" contains=tiasmTodo,@Spell
+syn match tiasmLabel			"^[^ *!;][^ :]*"
+
+syn match tiasmInclude		"\.include"
+syn match tiasmCond		"\.if"
+syn match tiasmCond		"\.else"
+syn match tiasmCond		"\.endif"
+syn match tiasmMacro		"\.macro"
+syn match tiasmMacro		"\.endm"
+
+syn match tiasmDirective		"\.[A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z-_]*"
+
+syn case match
+
+hi def link tiasmLabel		Label
+hi def link tiasmComment		Comment
+hi def link tiasmTodo		Todo
+hi def link tiasmDirective	Statement
+
+hi def link tiasmInclude		Include
+hi def link tiasmCond		PreCondit
+hi def link tiasmMacro		Macro
+
+if exists('g:tiasm_legacy_syntax_groups')
+  hi def link hexNumber		Number
+  hi def link decNumber		Number
+  hi def link octNumber		Number
+  hi def link binNumber		Number
+  hi def link tiasmHexadecimal	hexNumber
+  hi def link tiasmDecimal	decNumber
+  hi def link tiasmOctal		octNumber
+  hi def link tiasmBinary		binNumber
+else
+  hi def link tiasmHexadecimal	Number
+  hi def link tiasmDecimal	Number
+  hi def link tiasmOctal		Number
+  hi def link tiasmBinary		Number
+endif
+hi def link tiasmFloat		Float
+
+hi def link tiasmString		String
+hi def link tiasmStringEscape	Special
+hi def link tiasmCharacter	Character
+hi def link tiasmCharacterEscape	Special
+
+hi def link tiasmIdentifier	Identifier
+hi def link tiasmType		Type
+hi def link tiasmFunction	Function
+
+let b:current_syntax = "lineartiasm"
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index 8f2fb4f..6d64d9d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -676,7 +676,6 @@
     samba: ['smb.conf'],
     sas: ['file.sas'],
     sass: ['file.sass'],
-    sather: ['file.sa'],
     sbt: ['file.sbt'],
     scala: ['file.scala'],
     scheme: ['file.scm', 'file.ss', 'file.sld', 'file.stsg', 'any/local/share/supertux2/config', '.lips_repl_history'],
@@ -2331,6 +2330,22 @@
   filetype off
 endfunc
 
+func Test_sa_file()
+  filetype on
+
+  call writefile([';* XXX-a.sa: XXX for TI C6000 DSP *;', '.no_mdep'], 'Xfile.sa')
+  split Xfile.sa
+  call assert_equal('tiasm', &filetype)
+  bwipe!
+
+  call writefile(['-- comment'], 'Xfile.sa')
+  split Xfile.sa
+  call assert_equal('sather', &filetype)
+  bwipe!
+
+  filetype off
+endfunc
+
 func Test_sig_file()
   filetype on
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 22efc7e..49a3523 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    998,
+/**/
     997,
 /**/
     996,