diff --git a/vim/after/common_syntax.vim b/vim/after/common_syntax.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..735ad33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/after/common_syntax.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+hi TabChar ctermbg=52 guibg=#5f0000
+syn match TabChar "\t"
+
diff --git a/vim/after/filetype.vim b/vim/after/filetype.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..045ddfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/after/filetype.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+if !exists("after_autocmds_loaded")
+    let after_autocmds_loaded = 1
+    au BufNewFile,BufRead * source ~/.vim/after/common_syntax.vim
+endif
+