diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 5870f73..26dcc9b 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ let g:DoxygenToolkit_commentType = "C++"
 Plug 'suan/vim-instant-markdown'
 let g:markdown_fenced_languages = ['cpp', 'c', 'cmake', 'sh', 'vim', 'python', 'yaml']
 
+" xml syntax folding
+let g:xml_syntax_folding=1
+
 " xterm-color-table.vim - view term and hex colors
 Plug 'guns/xterm-color-table.vim'