diff --git a/install b/install
index 2cd981d..0c69216 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ lnfile vimrc ~/.vimrc
 lnfile vim/plugin/long-lines.vim        ~/.vim/plugin/
 lnfile vim/plugin/match-brackets.vim    ~/.vim/plugin/
 
+# Install my ftdetect plugins
+lnfile vim/ftdetect/swig.vim            ~/.vim/ftdetect/
+
 # Install my filetype plugins
 lnfile vim/ftplugin/make.vim            ~/.vim/ftplugin/
 lnfile vim/ftplugin/perl.vim            ~/.vim/ftplugin/
diff --git a/vim/ftdetect/swig.vim b/vim/ftdetect/swig.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5382068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/ftdetect/swig.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+" File: swig.vim
+" Author: Nirenjan Krishnan
+" Description: Syntax detection for SWIG files
+" Last Modified: July 17, 2013
+
+autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.swg setlocal filetype=swig