diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
index 8beafe608b..42b0a109f8 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
@@ -1433,6 +1433,8 @@ local extension = {
   kyml = 'yaml',
   grc = detect_line1('<%?xml', 'xml', 'yaml'),
   yang = 'yang',
+  yara = 'yara',
+  yar = 'yara',
   yuck = 'yuck',
   z8a = 'z8a',
   zig = 'zig',
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index 08159bef50..7beb3d3734 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ func s:GetFilenameChecks() abort
     \ 'yaml': ['file.yaml', 'file.yml', 'file.eyaml', 'file.kyaml', 'file.kyml', 'any/.bundle/config', '.clangd', '.clang-format', '.clang-tidy', 'file.mplstyle', 'matplotlibrc', 'yarn.lock',
     \          '/home/user/.kube/config', '/home/user/.kube/kuberc', '.condarc', 'condarc', '.mambarc', 'mambarc', 'pixi.lock'],
     \ 'yang': ['file.yang'],
+    \ 'yara': ['file.yara', 'file.yar'],
     \ 'yuck': ['file.yuck'],
     \ 'z8a': ['file.z8a'],
     \ 'zathurarc': ['zathurarc'],