diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index aaab4c9..554007f 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ set softtabstop=0 noexpandtab
 set shiftwidth=2
 set tabstop=2 softtabstop=0 expandtab shiftwidth=2 smarttab
 
+" custom filetypes
+autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.plist set syntax=xml
+
 " vim-airline
 let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1