diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index d05a9af..1036dc3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     yaml-mode
     editorconfig
     auto-complete
+    idle-highlight-mode
 
     ;; edit html tags like sexps
     tagedit))
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
 (global-linum-mode)
 (which-key-mode)
 (editorconfig-mode 1)
+(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook (lambda () (idle-highlight-mode t)))
 
 (defun clojure-mode-hook ()
   (clj-refactor-mode 1)
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@
  '(initial-frame-alist (quote ((fullscreen . maximized))))
  '(package-selected-packages
    (quote
-    (neotree smex rainbow-delimiters clj-refactor which-key ac-cider company js3-mode less-css-mode sass-mode paredit markdown-mode yaml-mode editorconfig auto-complete parinfer git-commit cider clojure-mode projectile better-defaults))))
+    (idle-highlight-mode neotree smex rainbow-delimiters clj-refactor which-key ac-cider company js3-mode less-css-mode sass-mode paredit markdown-mode yaml-mode editorconfig auto-complete parinfer git-commit cider clojure-mode projectile better-defaults))))
 (custom-set-faces
  ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
  ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.