diff --git a/etc-hosts.nanorc b/etc-hosts.nanorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb8a51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc-hosts.nanorc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+## Make /etc/hosts nicer to read, see `man hosts 5` to see the format
+syntax "/etc/hosts" "hosts"
+
+# IPv4
+color yellow "^[0-9\.]+\s"
+
+# IPv6
+icolor green "^[0-9a-f:]+\s"
+
+# interpunction
+color normal "[.:]"
+
+# comments
+color brightblack "^#.*"
+
diff --git a/nanorc b/nanorc
index 50006ba..47ae7a8 100644
--- a/nanorc
+++ b/nanorc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ include "~/.nano/dot.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/dotenv.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/email.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/Dockerfile.nanorc"
+include "~/.nano/etc-hosts.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/fish.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/fortran.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/gentoo.nanorc"