diff --git a/profile/rda/.vimrc b/profile/rda/.vimrc
index 4a34e1d32869e30b21c123cc05341d14d82f2819..0fff22af895893b9542e32721d1d4bc929107456 100644
--- a/profile/rda/.vimrc
+++ b/profile/rda/.vimrc
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ endfunction
 let g:ansible_unindent_after_newline = 1
 "do not auto indent when writing ':'
 autocmd FileType yaml.ansible setlocal indentkeys-=<:>
+"enable syntax highlighting for .jinja file ending
+autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.jinja set filetype=jinja2
 "}}}
 
 " --- python-mode ---{{{