diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
index 2d0a03715b..5e8a973449 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
@@ -802,6 +802,9 @@ patterns are available:
 
 - `ada` suitable for source code in the Ada language.
 
+- `bash` suitable for source code in the Bourne-Again SHell language.
+  Covers a superset of POSIX function definitions.
+
 - `bibtex` suitable for files with BibTeX coded references.
 
 - `cpp` suitable for source code in the C and C++ languages.
diff --git a/t/t4018-diff-funcname.sh b/t/t4018-diff-funcname.sh
index 9d07797579..9675bc17db 100755
--- a/t/t4018-diff-funcname.sh
+++ b/t/t4018-diff-funcname.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 
 diffpatterns="
 	ada
+	bash
 	bibtex
 	cpp
 	csharp
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-arithmetic-function b/t/t4018/bash-arithmetic-function
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0b276cb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-arithmetic-function
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+RIGHT() ((
+
+    ChangeMe = "$x" + "$y"
+))
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-compact b/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-compact
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ca3126f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-compact
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function RIGHT {
+    function InvalidSyntax{
+        :
+        echo 'ChangeMe'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-function b/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-function
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1de4fa831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-function
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function RIGHT {
+    :
+    echo 'ChangeMe'
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-whitespace b/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-whitespace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ade85dd3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-bashism-style-whitespace
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+	 function 	RIGHT 	( 	) 	{
+
+	    ChangeMe
+	 }
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-conditional-function b/t/t4018/bash-conditional-function
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5949e829b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-conditional-function
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+RIGHT() [[ \
+
+    "$a" > "$ChangeMe"
+]]
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-missing-parentheses b/t/t4018/bash-missing-parentheses
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c8a05dd7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-missing-parentheses
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function RIGHT {
+    functionInvalidSyntax {
+        :
+        echo 'ChangeMe'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-mixed-style-compact b/t/t4018/bash-mixed-style-compact
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9364cba67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-mixed-style-compact
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function RIGHT(){
+    :
+    echo 'ChangeMe'
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-mixed-style-function b/t/t4018/bash-mixed-style-function
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..555f9b2466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-mixed-style-function
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function RIGHT() {
+
+    ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-nested-functions b/t/t4018/bash-nested-functions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c9237ead4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-nested-functions
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+outer() {
+    RIGHT() {
+        :
+        echo 'ChangeMe'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-other-characters b/t/t4018/bash-other-characters
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3f390d525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-other-characters
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+_RIGHT_0n() {
+
+    ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-compact b/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-compact
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..045bd2029b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-compact
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+RIGHT(){
+
+    ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-function b/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-function
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4d144856e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-function
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+RIGHT() {
+
+    ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-whitespace b/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-whitespace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d984f0aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-posix-style-whitespace
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+	 RIGHT 	( 	) 	{
+
+	    ChangeMe
+	 }
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-subshell-function b/t/t4018/bash-subshell-function
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80baa09484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-subshell-function
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+RIGHT() (
+
+    ChangeMe=2
+)
diff --git a/t/t4018/bash-trailing-comment b/t/t4018/bash-trailing-comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1edbeda31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4018/bash-trailing-comment
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+RIGHT() { # Comment
+
+    ChangeMe
+}
diff --git a/userdiff.c b/userdiff.c
index fde02f225b..eb698eaca7 100644
--- a/userdiff.c
+++ b/userdiff.c
@@ -23,6 +23,27 @@ IPATTERN("ada",
 	 "[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"
 	 "|[-+]?[0-9][0-9#_.aAbBcCdDeEfF]*([eE][+-]?[0-9_]+)?"
 	 "|=>|\\.\\.|\\*\\*|:=|/=|>=|<=|<<|>>|<>"),
+PATTERNS("bash",
+	 /* Optional leading indentation */
+	 "^[ \t]*"
+	 /* Start of captured text */
+	 "("
+	 "("
+	     /* POSIX identifier with mandatory parentheses */
+	     "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*[ \t]*\\([ \t]*\\))"
+	 "|"
+	     /* Bashism identifier with optional parentheses */
+	     "(function[ \t]+[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(([ \t]*\\([ \t]*\\))|([ \t]+))"
+	 ")"
+	 /* Optional whitespace */
+	 "[ \t]*"
+	 /* Compound command starting with `{`, `(`, `((` or `[[` */
+	 "(\\{|\\(\\(?|\\[\\[)"
+	 /* End of captured text */
+	 ")",
+	 /* -- */
+	 /* Characters not in the default $IFS value */
+	 "[^ \t]+"),
 PATTERNS("dts",
 	 "!;\n"
 	 "!=\n"
