diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
index a71dad2674..4b36d51beb 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
@@ -829,6 +829,8 @@ patterns are available:
 
 - `java` suitable for source code in the Java language.
 
+- `kotlin` suitable for source code in the Kotlin language.
+
 - `markdown` suitable for Markdown documents.
 
 - `matlab` suitable for source code in the MATLAB and Octave languages.
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-class b/t/t4018/kotlin-class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb864f22e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-class
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class RIGHT {
+	//comment
+	//comment
+	return ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-enum-class b/t/t4018/kotlin-enum-class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8885f908fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-enum-class
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+enum class RIGHT{
+	// Left
+	// a comment
+	ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-fun b/t/t4018/kotlin-fun
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a60280256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-fun
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun RIGHT(){
+	//a comment
+	//b comment
+    return ChangeMe()
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-inheritace-class b/t/t4018/kotlin-inheritace-class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77376c1f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-inheritace-class
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+open class RIGHT{
+	// a comment
+	// b comment
+	// ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-inline-class b/t/t4018/kotlin-inline-class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bf46dd8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-inline-class
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+value class RIGHT(Args){
+	// a comment
+	// b comment
+	ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-interface b/t/t4018/kotlin-interface
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f686ba7770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-interface
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+interface RIGHT{
+	//another comment
+	//another comment
+	//ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-nested-fun b/t/t4018/kotlin-nested-fun
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12186858cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-nested-fun
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class LEFT{
+	class CENTER{
+		fun RIGHT(  a:Int){
+			//comment
+			//comment
+			ChangeMe
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-public-class b/t/t4018/kotlin-public-class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9433fcc226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-public-class
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class RIGHT{
+	//comment1
+	//comment2
+	ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/kotlin-sealed-class b/t/t4018/kotlin-sealed-class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0efa4a4eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/kotlin-sealed-class
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+sealed class RIGHT {
+	// a comment
+	// b comment
+	ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4034-diff-words.sh b/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
index d5abcf4b4c..15764ee9ac 100755
--- a/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
+++ b/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ test_language_driver dts
 test_language_driver fortran
 test_language_driver html
 test_language_driver java
+test_language_driver kotlin
 test_language_driver matlab
 test_language_driver objc
 test_language_driver pascal
diff --git a/t/t4034/kotlin/expect b/t/t4034/kotlin/expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74516cc453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4034/kotlin/expect
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<BOLD>diff --git a/pre b/post<RESET>
+<BOLD>index 11ea3de..2e1df4c 100644<RESET>
+<BOLD>--- a/pre<RESET>
+<BOLD>+++ b/post<RESET>
+<CYAN>@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@<RESET>
+println("Hello World<RED>!\n<RESET><GREEN>?<RESET>")
+<GREEN>(<RESET>1<GREEN>) (<RESET>-1e10<GREEN>) (<RESET>0xabcdef<GREEN>)<RESET> '<RED>x<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>'
+[<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>x<RESET>] <RED>a<RESET><GREEN>x<RESET>-><RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>.<RED>b<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+!<RED>a a<RESET><GREEN>x x<RESET>.inv() <RED>a<RESET><GREEN>x<RESET>*<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>&<RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET>*<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>/<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>%<RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET>+<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>-<RED>b<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+a <RED>shr<RESET><GREEN>shl<RESET> b
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>x<RESET><<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET><=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>><RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>>=<RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET>==<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>!=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>===<RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET> and <RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET>^<RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET> or <RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET>&&<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>||<RED>b<RESET>
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+<GREEN>x<RESET>=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>+=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>-=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>*=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>/=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>%=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET><<=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>>>=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>&=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>^=<RED>b a<RESET><GREEN>y x<RESET>|=<RED>b<RESET><GREEN>y<RESET>
+a<RED>=<RESET><GREEN>+=<RESET>b c<RED>+=<RESET><GREEN>=<RESET>d e<RED>-=<RESET><GREEN><=<RESET>f g<RED>*=<RESET><GREEN>>=<RESET>h i<RED>/=<RESET><GREEN>/<RESET>j k<RED>%=<RESET><GREEN>%<RESET>l m<RED><<=<RESET><GREEN><<<RESET>n o<RED>>>=<RESET><GREEN>>><RESET>p q<RED>&=<RESET><GREEN>&<RESET>r s<RED>^=<RESET><GREEN>^<RESET>t u<RED>|=<RESET><GREEN>|<RESET>v
+a<RED><<=<RESET><GREEN><=<RESET>b
+a<RED>||<RESET><GREEN>|<RESET>b a<RED>&&<RESET><GREEN>&<RESET>b
+<RED>a<RESET><GREEN>x<RESET>,y
+--a<RED>==<RESET><GREEN>!=<RESET>--b
+a++<RED>==<RESET><GREEN>!=<RESET>++b
+<RED>0xFF_EC_DE_5E 0b100_000 1<RESET><GREEN>0xFF_E1_DE_5E 0b100_100 2<RESET>00_000
+a<RED>==<RESET><GREEN>===<RESET>b
+a<RED>!!<RESET><GREEN>!=<RESET>b
+<RED>_32<RESET><GREEN>_33<RESET>.find(arr)
+X.<RED>fill<RESET><GREEN>find<RESET>()
+X.<RED>u<RESET><GREEN>f<RESET>+1
+X.u<RED>-<RESET><GREEN>+<RESET>2
+a<RED>.<RESET><GREEN>..<RESET>b
+a<RED>?.<RESET><GREEN>?:<RESET>b
+<RED>.32_00_456<RESET><GREEN>.32_00_446<RESET>
diff --git a/t/t4034/kotlin/post b/t/t4034/kotlin/post
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e1df4c6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4034/kotlin/post
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+println("Hello World?")
+(1) (-1e10) (0xabcdef) 'y'
+[x] x->y x.y
+!x x.inv() x*y x&y
+x*y x/y x%y
+x+y x-y
+a shl b
+x<y x<=y x>y x>=y
+x==y x!=y x===y
+x and y
+x^y
+x or y
+x&&y x||y
+x=y x+=y x-=y x*=y x/=y x%=y x<<=y x>>=y x&=y x^=y x|=y
+a+=b c=d e<=f g>=h i/j k%l m<<n o>>p q&r s^t u|v
+a<=b
+a|b a&b
+x,y
+--a!=--b
+a++!=++b
+0xFF_E1_DE_5E 0b100_100 200_000
+a===b
+a!=b
+_33.find(arr)
+X.find()
+X.f+1
+X.u+2
+a..b
+a?:b
+.32_00_446
diff --git a/t/t4034/kotlin/pre b/t/t4034/kotlin/pre
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11ea3de665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4034/kotlin/pre
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+println("Hello World!\n")
+1 -1e10 0xabcdef 'x'
+[a] a->b a.b
+!a a.inv() a*b a&b
+a*b a/b a%b
+a+b a-b
+a shr b
+a<b a<=b a>b a>=b
+a==b a!=b a===b
+a and b
+a^b
+a or b
+a&&b a||b
+a=b a+=b a-=b a*=b a/=b a%=b a<<=b a>>=b a&=b a^=b a|=b
+a=b c+=d e-=f g*=h i/=j k%=l m<<=n o>>=p q&=r s^=t u|=v
+a<<=b
+a||b a&&b
+a,y
+--a==--b
+a++==++b
+0xFF_EC_DE_5E 0b100_000 100_000
+a==b
+a!!b
+_32.find(arr)
+X.fill()
+X.u+1
+X.u-2
+a.b
+a?.b
+.32_00_456
diff --git a/userdiff.c b/userdiff.c
index 8578cb0d12..c416c9b426 100644
--- a/userdiff.c
+++ b/userdiff.c
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ PATTERNS("java",
 	 "|[-+0-9.e]+[fFlL]?|0[xXbB]?[0-9a-fA-F]+[lL]?"
 	 "|[-+*/<>%&^|=!]="
 	 "|--|\\+\\+|<<=?|>>>?=?|&&|\\|\\|"),
+PATTERNS("kotlin",
+	 "^[ \t]*(([a-z]+[ \t]+)*(fun|class|interface)[ \t]+.*)$",
+	 /* -- */
+	 "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"
+	 /* hexadecimal and binary numbers */
+	 "|0[xXbB][0-9a-fA-F_]+[lLuU]*"
+	 /* integers and floats */
+	 "|[0-9][0-9_]*([.][0-9_]*)([Ee][-+]?[0-9]+)?[fFlLuU]*"
+	 /* floating point numbers beginning with decimal point */
+	 "|[.][0-9][0-9_]*([Ee][-+]?[0-9]+)?[fFlLuU]?"
+	 /* unary and binary operators */
+	 "|[-+*/<>%&^|=!]==?|--|\\+\\+|<<=|>>=|&&|\\|\\||->|\\.\\*|!!|[?:.][.:]"),
 PATTERNS("markdown",
 	 "^ {0,3}#{1,6}[ \t].*",
 	 /* -- */
