diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
index 5981444c4db7..3b931ecfae83 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
@@ -3076,6 +3076,8 @@ let
 
       mongodb.mongodb-vscode = callPackage ./mongodb.mongodb-vscode { };
 
+      motivesoft.vscode-man-page-syntax = callPackage ./motivesoft.vscode-man-page-syntax { };
+
       moshfeu.compare-folders = buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
         mktplcRef = {
           name = "compare-folders";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/motivesoft.vscode-man-page-syntax/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/motivesoft.vscode-man-page-syntax/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..afe8cbef3afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/motivesoft.vscode-man-page-syntax/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ lib, vscode-utils }:
+
+vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
+  mktplcRef = {
+    name = "vscode-man-page-syntax";
+    publisher = "motivesoft";
+    version = "1.1.4";
+    hash = "sha256-Hf6UUXShxhFpOG4aaKqHKoyJ0yqFthzNSVW/JZph43c=";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Motivesoft/vscode-man-page-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md";
+    description = "Syntax highlighting support for manpage authoring";
+    downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=motivesoft.vscode-man-page-syntax";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Motivesoft/vscode-man-page-syntax";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.iamanaws ];
+  };
+}