diff --git a/ftplugin/octave.vim b/ftplugin/octave.vim
index dbc3f02..2d728b9 100644
--- a/ftplugin/octave.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/octave.vim
@@ -1 +1,63 @@
+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	GNU Octave
+" Maintainer:	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
+" Last Change:	2021 Sep 02
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+" TODO: update Matlab ftplugin and source it as the base file?
+
+setlocal comments=s:%{,m:\ ,e:%},s:#{,m:\ ,e:#},:%,:#
 setlocal commentstring=%\ %s
+setlocal formatoptions-=t formatoptions+=croql
+
+setlocal keywordprg=info\ octave\ --vi-keys\ --index-search
+
+if exists("loaded_matchit") && !exists("b:match_words")
+  let b:match_words = '\<unwind_protect\>:\<unwind_protect_cleanup\>:\<end_unwind_protect\>'
+  if exists("octave_use_matlab_end")
+    let b:match_words ..= ',' ..
+	                \ '\<\%(classdef\|enumeration\|events\|for\|function\|if\|methods\|parfor\|properties\|switch\|while\|try\)\>' ..
+                        \ ':' ..
+			\ '\<\%(elseif\|else\|case\|otherwise\|break\|continue\|catch\)\>' ..
+                        \ ':' ..
+			\ '\<end\>'
+  else
+    let b:match_words ..= ',' ..
+                        \ '\<classdef\>:\<endclassdef\>,' ..
+			\ '\<enumeration\>:\<endenumeration\>,' ..
+			\ '\<events\>:\<endevents\>,' ..
+			\ '\<do\>:\<\%(break\|continue\)\>:\<until\>' ..
+			\ '\<for\>:\<\%(break\|continue\)\>:\<endfor\>,' ..
+			\ '\<function\>:\<return\>:\<endfunction\>,' ..
+			\ '\<if\>:\<\%(elseif\|else\)\>:\<endif\>,' ..
+			\ '\<methods\>:\<endmethods\>,' ..
+			\ '\<parfor\>:\<endparfor\>,' ..
+			\ '\<properties\>:\<endproperties\>,' ..
+			\ '\<switch\>:\<\%(case\|otherwise\)\>:\<endswitch\>,' ..
+			\ '\<while\>:\<\%(break\|continue\)\>:\<endwhile\>,' ..
+			\ '\<try\>:\<catch\>:\<end_try_catch\>'
+  endif
+  " only match in statement position
+  let s:statement_start = escape('\%(\%(^\|;\)\s*\)\@<=', '\')
+  let b:match_words = substitute(b:match_words, '\\<', s:statement_start, 'g')
+endif
+
+if (has("gui_win32") || has("gui_gtk")) && !exists("b:browsefilter")
+  let b:browsefilter = "GNU Octave Source Files (*.m)\t*.m\n" ..
+		     \ "All Files (*.*)\t*.*\n"
+endif
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl com< cms< fo< kp< " ..
+		    \ "| unlet! b:browsefilter b:match_words"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save
+
+" vim: nowrap sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet: