diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
index df88a127c..b217c297e 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
@@ -90,6 +90,40 @@ This marks a foldable marker for `outline-minor-mode' in elisp buffers.")
           "f" #'find-function
           "v" #'find-variable)))
 
+(use-package! ielm
+  :config
+  ;; Adapted from http://www.modernemacs.com/post/comint-highlighting/
+  (require 'dash)
+
+  (defun doom--kwd->comint-kwd (kwd)
+    "Converts a `font-lock-keywords' KWD for `comint-mode' input fontification."
+    (-let (((matcher . match-highlights) kwd))
+      ;; below is ` quoted but breaks my blogs syntax higlighting, so removing it!
+      ;; make sure to capture first paren in a ` if copying!
+      `((lambda (limit)
+          ;; Matcher can be a function or a regex
+          (when ,(if (symbolp matcher)
+                     `(,matcher limit)
+                   `(re-search-forward ,matcher limit t))
+            ;; While the SUBEXP can be anything, this search always can use zero
+            (-let ((start (match-beginning 0))
+                   ((comint-last-start . comint-last-end) comint-last-prompt)
+                   (state (syntax-ppss)))
+              (and (> start comint-last-start)
+                   ;; Make sure not in comment or string
+                   ;; have to manually do this in custom MATCHERs
+                   (not (or (nth 3 state) (nth 4 state)))))))
+        ,@match-highlights)))
+
+  (setq doom--ielm-font-lock-kwds
+        `(,@(-map #'doom--kwd->comint-kwd lisp-el-font-lock-keywords-2)
+          ,@(-map #'doom--kwd->comint-kwd lisp-cl-font-lock-keywords-2)))
+
+  (add-hook! 'ielm-mode-hook
+    (defun doom--set-ielm-kwds-h ()
+      (interactive)
+      (message "running my hook boy")
+      (setq-local font-lock-keywords doom--ielm-font-lock-kwds))))
 ;;
 ;;; Packages