diff --git a/gradle.nanorc b/gradle.nanorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58d7376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.nanorc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+syntax "groovy" "\.(groovy|gradle)$"
+
+# Keywords
+color brightblue "\<(boolean|byte|char|double|enum|float|int|long|new|short|super|this|transient)\>"
+color brightblue "\<(as|assert|break|case|catch|continue|default|do|else|finally|for|goto|if|in|return|switch|throw|try|while)\>"
+color brightblue "\<(abstract|class|extends|implements|import|interface|native|package|private|protected|public|static|strictfp|synchronized|throws|trait|void|volatile)\>"
+color brightblue "\<(const|def|final|instanceof)\>"
+color brightblue "\<(true|false|null)\>"
+
+# Strings
+color brightyellow ""(\\.|[^"])*"" "'(\\.|[^'])*'"
+
+# Interpolation
+icolor yellow "\$\{[^\}]*}"
+
+# Comments
+color cyan "^//.*"
+color cyan "\s//.*"
+color cyan start="^/\*(\*)?" end="\*/"
+color cyan start="\s/\*(\*)?" end="\*/"
+
+# Trailing whitespace
+color ,green "[[:space:]]+$"
diff --git a/nanorc b/nanorc
index 812d6b9..84a810e 100644
--- a/nanorc
+++ b/nanorc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ include "~/.nano/git.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/gitcommit.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/glsl.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/go.nanorc"
+include "~/.nano/gradle.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/groff.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/haml.nanorc"
 include "~/.nano/haskell.nanorc"