diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 4851628..582efd2 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Application(object):
 
         # ok, now let's load all the "standard" modes
         mode.install(self)
-        for name in ('blame', 'c', 'console', 'consolemini', 'css', 'diff',
+        for name in ('about', 'blame', 'c', 'console', 'consolemini', 'css', 'diff',
                      'dir', 'elisp', 'hex', 'html', 'java', 'javascript',
                      'lisp', 'make', 'mini', 'mutt', 'nasm', 'ocaml', 'perl',
                      'python', 'replace', 'rst', 'scheme', 'search', 'sh',
diff --git a/method.py b/method.py
index 4b8ec98..abf4616 100644
--- a/method.py
+++ b/method.py
@@ -108,10 +108,8 @@ class Method:
 class AboutPmacs(Method):
     '''print some information about pmacs'''
     data = '''
-
 ================================================================================
 
-
 ************    ********** ******        ****** ****    ********     *********
 **************  ******************     *************   **********   ***********
 *******   ***** ******  *****  ****   ****    ******  ****    **** *****    ****
@@ -126,12 +124,10 @@ class AboutPmacs(Method):
 *****
 *****          to see all available commands use: C-c M-h (show-bindings-buffer)
 
-
 ================================================================================
-
 '''
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        w.application.data_buffer("*About*", self.data, switch_to=True)
+        w.application.data_buffer("*About*", self.data, switch_to=True, modename='about')
 
 class GotoChar(Method):
     '''Jump to the specified character'''
diff --git a/mode/about.py b/mode/about.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..146ef6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mode/about.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import mode
+from lex import Grammar, PatternRule, RegionRule, PatternGroupRule
+
+class AboutGrammar(Grammar):
+    rules = [
+        PatternRule(r'stars', r'\*+'),
+        PatternRule(r'equals', r'=+'),
+        PatternRule(r'pmacs', r'pmacs'),
+        PatternRule(r'author', r'Erik Osheim'),
+        PatternRule(r'copyright', r'\(c\) 2005-2007'),
+        PatternRule(r'license', r'GNU General Public License v2'),
+        PatternRule(r'binding', r'C-c M-h'),
+        PatternRule(r'command', r'\(show-bindings-buffer\)'),
+    ]
+
+class About(mode.Fundamental):
+    modename = 'About'
+    grammar = AboutGrammar()
+    colors = {
+        'stars':     ('yellow', 'default'),
+        'equals':    ('red', 'default'),
+        'pmacs':     ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'author':    ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'copyright': ('blue', 'default'),
+        'license':   ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'binding':   ('cyan', 'default'),
+        'command':   ('blue', 'default'),
+    }
+
+install = About.install