diff --git a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
index f513a2a..5d8734a 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@
   endif
 endfunc
 
-func dist#ft#FTbas(alt = '')
+let s:ft_visual_basic_content = '\cVB_Name\|Begin VB\.\(Form\|MDIForm\|UserControl\)'
+
+" See FTfrm() for Visual Basic form file detection
+func dist#ft#FTbas()
   if exists("g:filetype_bas")
     exe "setf " . g:filetype_bas
     return
@@ -86,10 +89,8 @@
     setf freebasic
   elseif match(lines, qb64_preproc) > -1
     setf qb64
-  elseif match(lines, '\cVB_Name\|Begin VB\.\(Form\|MDIForm\|UserControl\)') > -1
+  elseif match(lines, s:ft_visual_basic_content) > -1
     setf vb
-  elseif a:alt != ''
-    exe 'setf ' .. a:alt
   else
     setf basic
   endif
@@ -237,6 +238,21 @@
   endif
 endfunc
 
+func dist#ft#FTfrm()
+  if exists("g:filetype_frm")
+    exe "setf " . g:filetype_frm
+    return
+  endif
+
+  let lines = getline(1, min([line("$"), 5]))
+
+  if match(lines, s:ft_visual_basic_content) > -1
+    setf vb
+  else
+    setf form
+  endif
+endfunc
+
 " Distinguish between Forth and F#.
 " Provided by Doug Kearns.
 func dist#ft#FTfs()
diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index 5d04f21..37126ad 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@
 	\ endif
 
 " Visual Basic (also uses *.bas) or FORM
-au BufNewFile,BufRead *.frm			call dist#ft#FTbas('form')
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.frm			call dist#ft#FTfrm()
 
 " SaxBasic is close to Visual Basic
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.sba			setf vb
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index 714d6f5..6f4a425 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
     \ 'fgl': ['file.4gl', 'file.4gh', 'file.m4gl'],
     \ 'fish': ['file.fish'],
     \ 'focexec': ['file.fex', 'file.focexec'],
+    \ 'form': ['file.frm'],
     \ 'forth': ['file.ft', 'file.fth'],
     \ 'fortran': ['file.f', 'file.for', 'file.fortran', 'file.fpp', 'file.ftn', 'file.f77', 'file.f90', 'file.f95', 'file.f03', 'file.f08'],
     \ 'fpcmake': ['file.fpc'],
@@ -1278,4 +1279,31 @@
   filetype off
 endfunc
 
+func Test_frm_file()
+  filetype on
+
+  call writefile(['looks like FORM'], 'Xfile.frm')
+  split Xfile.frm
+  call assert_equal('form', &filetype)
+  bwipe!
+
+  " Test dist#ft#FTfrm()
+
+  let g:filetype_frm = 'form'
+  split Xfile.frm
+  call assert_equal('form', &filetype)
+  bwipe!
+  unlet g:filetype_frm
+
+  " Visual Basic
+
+  call writefile(['Begin VB.Form Form1'], 'Xfile.frm')
+  split Xfile.frm
+  call assert_equal('vb', &filetype)
+  bwipe!
+
+  call delete('Xfile.frm')
+  filetype off
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4c9c594..921f076 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4274,
+/**/
     4273,
 /**/
     4272,