diff --git a/code_r.json b/code_r.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07d7151fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code_r.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "code_r",
+  "leftToRight": true,
+  "words": [
+    "if",
+    "for",
+    "FALSE",
+    "NA_integer_",
+    "return",
+    "else",
+    "in",
+    "NULL",
+    "NA_real_",
+    "repeat",
+    "next",
+    "Inf",
+    "NA_complex_",
+    "while",
+    "break",
+    "NaN",
+    "NA_character_",
+    "function",
+    "TRUE",
+    "NA",
+    "..."
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/static/languages/_groups.json b/static/languages/_groups.json
index 1d88a349e..4607ee4d1 100644
--- a/static/languages/_groups.json
+++ b/static/languages/_groups.json
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@
       "code_java",
       "code_go",
       "code_rust",
-      "code_ruby"
+      "code_ruby",
+      "code_r"
     ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/static/languages/_list.json b/static/languages/_list.json
index 9b707d600..304e7c304 100644
--- a/static/languages/_list.json
+++ b/static/languages/_list.json
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@
   ,"code_go"
   ,"code_rust"
   ,"code_ruby"
+  ,"code_r"
 ]