diff --git a/install b/install
index cde0c46..500080e 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -278,12 +278,14 @@ lnfile vim/plugin/match-brackets.vim    ~/.vim/plugin/
 
 # Install my ftdetect plugins
 lnfile vim/ftdetect/swig.vim            ~/.vim/ftdetect/
+lnfile vim/ftdetect/markdown.vim        ~/.vim/ftdetect/
 
 # Install my filetype plugins
 lnfile vim/ftplugin/make.vim            ~/.vim/ftplugin/
 lnfile vim/ftplugin/perl.vim            ~/.vim/ftplugin/
 lnfile vim/ftplugin/ruby.vim            ~/.vim/ftplugin/
 lnfile vim/ftplugin/changelog.vim       ~/.vim/ftplugin/
+lnfile vim/ftplugin/markdown.vim        ~/.vim/ftplugin/
 
 #######################################################################
 # Install/update Vim bundles
diff --git a/vim/ftdetect/markdown.vim b/vim/ftdetect/markdown.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eda005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/ftdetect/markdown.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+" File: markdown.vim
+" Author: Nirenjan Krishnan
+" Description: Syntax detection for Markdown files
+" Last Modified: July 31, 2013
+
+autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.md setlocal filetype=markdown
diff --git a/vim/ftplugin/markdown.vim b/vim/ftplugin/markdown.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b7d278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/ftplugin/markdown.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+" File: markdown.vim
+" Author: Nirenjan Krishnan
+" Description: Markdown editing settings
+" Last Modified: July 31, 2013
+
+setlocal textwidth=80