diff --git a/emacs.el b/emacs.el
index 4396f9c..12a556c 100644
--- a/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs.el
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ found, otherwise returns nil."
        term-cursor
        pydoc
        swoop
+       color-identifiers-mode
 
        editorconfig
        editorconfig-custom-majormode
@@ -676,6 +677,10 @@ found, otherwise returns nil."
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; letters, font-lock mode and fonts
 
+(when (fboundp 'color-identifiers-mode)
+  (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook
+            'color-identifiers-mode))
+
 (setq text-quoting-style 'grave)
 
 ;; (set-face-background 'vertical-border (face-foreground 'mode-line))