diff --git a/lexers/p/plutus_core.go b/lexers/p/plutus_core.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexers/p/plutus_core.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package p
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/alecthomas/chroma" // nolint
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/lexers/internal"
+)
+
+// nolint
+
+// Lexer for the Plutus Core Languages (version 2.1)
+//
+// including both Typed- and Untyped- versions
+// based on “Formal Specification of the Plutus Core Language (version 2.1)”, published 6th April 2021:
+// https://hydra.iohk.io/build/8205579/download/1/plutus-core-specification.pdf
+
+var PlutusCoreLang = internal.Register(MustNewLazyLexer(
+	&Config{
+		Name:      "Plutus Core",
+		Aliases:   []string{"plutus-core", "plc"},
+		Filenames: []string{"*.plc"},
+		MimeTypes: []string{"text/x-plutus-core", "application/x-plutus-core"},
+	},
+	plutusCoreRules,
+))
+
+func plutusCoreRules() Rules {
+	return Rules{
+		"root": {
+			{`\s+`, Text, nil},
+			{`(\(|\))`, Punctuation, nil},
+			{`(\[|\])`, Punctuation, nil},
+			{`({|})`, Punctuation, nil},
+
+			// Constants. Figure 1.
+			// For version, see handling of (program ...) below.
+			{`([+-]?\d+)`, LiteralNumberInteger, nil},
+			{`(#([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])+)`, LiteralString, nil},
+			{`(\(\))`, NameConstant, nil},
+			{`(True|False)`, NameConstant, nil},
+
+			// Keywords. Figures 2 and 15.
+			// Special handling for program because it is followed by a version.
+			{`(con |abs |iwrap |unwrap |lam |builtin |delay |force |error)`, Keyword, nil},
+			{`(fun |all |ifix |lam |con )`, Keyword, nil},
+			{`(type|fun )`, Keyword, nil},
+			{`(program )(\S+)`, ByGroups(Keyword, LiteralString), nil},
+
+			// Built-in Types. Figure 12.
+			{`(unit|bool|integer|bytestring|string)`, KeywordType, nil},
+
+			// Built-ins Functions. Figure 14 but, more importantly, implementation:
+			// https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus/blob/6d759c4/plutus-core/plutus-core/src/PlutusCore/Default/Builtins.hs#L42-L111
+			{`(addInteger |subtractInteger |multiplyInteger |divideInteger |quotientInteger |remainderInteger |modInteger |equalsInteger |lessThanInteger |lessThanEqualsInteger )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(appendByteString |consByteString |sliceByteString |lengthOfByteString |indexByteString |equalsByteString |lessThanByteString |lessThanEqualsByteString )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(sha2_256 |sha3_256 |blake2b_256 |verifySignature )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(appendString |equalsString |encodeUtf8 |decodeUtf8 )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(ifThenElse )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(chooseUnit )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(trace )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(fstPair |sndPair )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(chooseList |mkCons |headList |tailList |nullList )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(chooseData |constrData |mapData |listData |iData |bData |unConstrData |unMapData |unListData |unIData |unBData |equalsData )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+			{`(mkPairData |mkNilData |mkNilPairData )`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+
+			// Name. Figure 1.
+			{`([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_']*)`, Name, nil},
+
+			// Unicode String. Not in the specification.
+			{`"`, LiteralStringDouble, Push("string")},
+		},
+		"string": {
+			{`[^\\"]+`, LiteralStringDouble, nil},
+			{`"`, LiteralStringDouble, Pop(1)},
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.typed.actual b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.typed.actual
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcbd601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.typed.actual
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+(program 1.0.0
+    [
+        (lam f (all b (type) (fun b b)) [{f (con integer)} (con integer 5)])
+        (abs a (type) (lam x a x))
+    ]
+)
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.typed.expected b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.typed.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d5759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.typed.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+[
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"program "},
+  {"type":"LiteralString","value":"1.0.0"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n    "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"["},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n        "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"lam "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"f"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"all "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"b"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"type"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"fun "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"b"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"b"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"))"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"[{"},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"f"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"con "},
+  {"type":"KeywordType","value":"integer"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")}"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"con "},
+  {"type":"KeywordType","value":"integer"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"LiteralNumberInteger","value":"5"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")])"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n        "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"abs "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"a"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"type"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"lam "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"x"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"a"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"x"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"))"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n    "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"]"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n"}
+]
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.untyped.actual b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.untyped.actual
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa4ddd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.untyped.actual
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+(program 1.0.0
+    [
+        (lam x (force x))
+        (delay [[(builtin addInteger) (con integer 4)] (con integer 8)])
+    ]
+)
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.untyped.expected b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.untyped.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a247846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexers/testdata/plutus-core.untyped.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+[
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"program "},
+  {"type":"LiteralString","value":"1.0.0"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n    "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"["},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n        "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"lam "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"x"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"force "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"x"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"))"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n        "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"delay "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"[[("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"builtin "},
+  {"type":"Name","value":"addInteger"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"con "},
+  {"type":"KeywordType","value":"integer"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"LiteralNumberInteger","value":"4"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")]"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"("},
+  {"type":"Keyword","value":"con "},
+  {"type":"KeywordType","value":"integer"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+  {"type":"LiteralNumberInteger","value":"8"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")])"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n    "},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":"]"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n"},
+  {"type":"Punctuation","value":")"},
+  {"type":"Text","value":"\n"}
+]