diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index 33ff5a8..bf71edc 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ else
     set shiftwidth=4
 endif
 
+function! <SID>SynStack()
+    if !exists("*synstack")
+        return
+    endif
+    echo map(synstack(line('.'), col('.')), 'synIDattr(v:val, "name")')
+endfunc
+
+" a little more informative version of the above
+nmap <C-P> :call <SID>SynStack()<CR>
+
 " Autocommands
 autocmd BufEnter ~/.local/share/zk/* set filetype=markdown