diff --git a/.config/kak-tree-sitter/config.toml b/.config/kak-tree-sitter/config.toml
index ed4720fd..cc509784 100644
--- a/.config/kak-tree-sitter/config.toml
+++ b/.config/kak-tree-sitter/config.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ groups = [
   "markup.list",
 ]
 
+[language.markdown]
+aliases = ["md"]
+filetype_hook = false
+
 [language.sh]
 grammar = "bash"