diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
index 81c8472045b7..08cdb3465c82 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
@@ -1039,6 +1039,17 @@ rec {
 
   };
 
+  vim-markdown = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix { # created by nix#NixDerivation
+    name = "vim-markdown-2016-05-19";
+    src = fetchgit {
+      url = "git://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown";
+      rev = "a3169545f330ec8080244c3ad755bb2211eca8a0";
+      sha256 = "1ycqx280xpc5gvfx8rrnmkqlv8q8g51hgiryx6yvd9a8ci805cx1";
+    };
+    dependencies = [];
+
+  };
+
   vim-racer = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix { # created by nix#NixDerivation
     name = "vim-racer-2016-10-18";
     src = fetchgit {
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
index 20f6afec41fe..3809ea8fc017 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim-plugin-names
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 "github:neovimhaskell/haskell-vim"
 "github:osyo-manga/shabadou.vim"
 "github:osyo-manga/vim-watchdogs"
+"github:plasticboy/vim-markdown"
 "github:racer-rust/vim-racer"
 "github:raichoo/purescript-vim"
 "github:rhysd/vim-grammarous"