diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
index 693ef2405c72..b0196c29b133 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
@@ -1321,6 +1321,23 @@ let
         };
       };
 
+      earthly.earthfile-syntax-highlighting = buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
+        mktplcRef = {
+          name = "earthfile-syntax-highlighting";
+          publisher = "earthly";
+          version = "0.0.16";
+          sha256 = "c54d6fd4d2f503a1031be92ff118b5eb1b997907511734e730e08b1a90a6960f";
+        };
+        meta = {
+          changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/earthly.earthfile-syntax-highlighting/changelog";
+          description = "Syntax highlighting for Earthly build Earthfiles.";
+          downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=earthly.earthfile-syntax-highlighting";
+          homepage = "https://github.com/earthly/earthfile-grammar";
+          license = lib.licenses.mpl20;
+          maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.DataHearth ];
+        };
+      };
+
       ecmel.vscode-html-css = buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
         mktplcRef = {
           name = "vscode-html-css";