diff --git a/.config/kak/kakrc b/.config/kak/kakrc
index 6f08f435..f673bb65 100644
--- a/.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ map -docstring 'Extend to file end' global user n "gj<a-l>l"
 define-command -docstring "Create a scratch buffer" scratch %{
 	edit -scratch
 }
+
 alias global s scratch
 
+define-command -params 1 -docstring "Set buffer filetype" filetype %{
+    set-option buffer filetype %arg{1}
+}
+
 define-command -docstring "New terminal in cwd" cwd-terminal %{
     terminal fish
 }