diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/wks.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/wks.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8d34818be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/wks.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	OpenEmbedded Image Creator (WIC) Kickstarter files wks
+" Maintainer:	Anakin Childerhose <anakin@childerhose.ca>
+" Last Change:	2026 Mar 23
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+setlocal comments=:#
+setlocal commentstring=#\ %s
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = 'setlocal com< cms<'
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
index bacbf17ab2..0a112fa894 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
@@ -1380,6 +1380,7 @@ local extension = {
   wgsl = 'wgsl',
   wbt = 'winbatch',
   wit = 'wit',
+  wks = 'wks',
   wml = 'wml',
   wsf = 'wsh',
   wsc = 'wsh',
@@ -2781,6 +2782,8 @@ local pattern = {
     ['%.t%.html$'] = 'tilde',
     ['%.vhdl_[0-9]'] = starsetf('vhdl'),
     ['vimrc'] = starsetf('vim'),
+    ['%.wks%.in$'] = 'wks',
+    ['%.wks%.inc$'] = 'wks',
     ['/Xresources/'] = starsetf('xdefaults'),
     ['/app%-defaults/'] = starsetf('xdefaults'),
     ['^Xresources'] = starsetf('xdefaults'),
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/wks.vim b/runtime/syntax/wks.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d242ada12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/wks.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	OpenEmbedded Image Creator (WIC) Kickstarter files wks
+" Maintainer:	Anakin Childerhose <anakin@childerhose.ca>
+" Last Change:	2026 Mar 23
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn case match
+
+syn match wksComment "#.*$"
+syn match wksCommand "\<bootloader\>"
+syn match wksCommand "\<\(part\|partition\)\>" skipwhite nextgroup=wksMountPoint
+syn match wksMountPoint "\(/[^ \t]*\|swap\)" contained
+
+syn match wksOption "--[a-zA-Z_-]\+"
+
+hi def link wksComment    Comment
+hi def link wksCommand    Statement
+hi def link wksMountPoint Identifier
+hi def link wksOption     Special
+
+let b:current_syntax = "wks"
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index 0902c78334..54178a9cfc 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ func s:GetFilenameChecks() abort
     \ 'wgsl': ['file.wgsl'],
     \ 'winbatch': ['file.wbt'],
     \ 'wit': ['file.wit'],
+    \ 'wks': ['file.wks', 'file.wks.in', 'file.wks.inc'],
     \ 'wml': ['file.wml'],
     \ 'wsh': ['file.wsf', 'file.wsc'],
     \ 'wsml': ['file.wsml'],