diff --git a/emacs/.config/emacs/init.el b/emacs/.config/emacs/init.el
index 9d142bc..a686c8c 100644
--- a/emacs/.config/emacs/init.el
+++ b/emacs/.config/emacs/init.el
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
 (use-package vterm
   :ensure t)
 
+(use-package i3wm-config-mode
+  :ensure t)
+
 ;; TODO adding lsp-mode, dap-mode, autocomplete and project handling for C, Go, Bash and Python
 (use-package lsp-mode
   :ensure t
diff --git a/i3/.config/i3/config b/i3/.config/i3/config
index e317abb..0affc47 100644
--- a/i3/.config/i3/config
+++ b/i3/.config/i3/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- mode: i3wm-config -*-
 # i3 config file (v4)
 #
 # Please see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!