diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 98f59982a..055ee417e 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         module-swift         ; yay, emoji variables!
         module-markdown      ; markdown
         ;; module-rust
-        ;; module-r          ; for science!
+        module-r             ; for science!
         module-vim           ; the confessional
         module-web           ; for the 2.0'er
 
diff --git a/modules/module-r.el b/modules/module-r.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a37a32ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/module-r.el
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+;;; module-r.el
+
+(use-package ess-site
+  :mode (("\\.r$" . R-mode)))
+
+(provide 'module-r)
+;;; module-r.el ends here