diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/dosbatch.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/dosbatch.vim
index 0c5cde2..f02f26b 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/dosbatch.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/dosbatch.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 " Vim filetype plugin file
-" Language:    MS-DOS .bat files
-" Maintainer:  Mike Williams <mrw@eandem.co.uk>
-" Last Change: 7th May 2020
+" Language:    MS-DOS/Windows .bat files
+" Maintainer:  Mike Williams <mrmrdubya@gmail.com>
+" Last Change: 12th February 2023
+"
+" Options Flags:
+" dosbatch_colons_comment       - any value to treat :: as comment line
 
 " Only do this when not done yet for this buffer
 if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
@@ -15,8 +18,13 @@
 set cpo&vim
 
 " BAT comment formatting
-setlocal comments=b:rem,b:@rem,b:REM,b:@REM,:::
-setlocal commentstring=::\ %s
+setlocal comments=b:rem,b:@rem,b:REM,b:@REM
+if exists("dosbatch_colons_comment")
+  setlocal comments+=:::
+  setlocal commentstring=::\ %s
+else
+  setlocal commentstring=REM\ %s
+endif
 setlocal formatoptions-=t formatoptions+=rol
 
 " Lookup DOS keywords using Windows command help.