diff --git a/ftdetect/kitty.vim b/ftdetect/kitty.vim
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+++ b/ftdetect/kitty.vim
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+au! BufNewFile,BufRead kitty.conf   set ft=kitty syntax=kitty
+if exists("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+  au! BufNewFile,BufRead $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kitty/*.conf    set ft=kitty syntax=kitty
+  au! BufRead,BufNewFile $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kitty/*.session set ft=kitty-session syntax=kitty-session
+else
+  au! BufNewFile,BufRead ~/.config/kitty/*.conf   set ft=kitty syntax=kitty
+  au! BufRead,BufNewFile ~/.config/kitty/*.session set ft=kitty-session syntax=kitty-session
+endif