diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2ec2da9b5..c404042f67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 - Associate Wireguard config `/etc/wireguard/*.conf`, see #2874 (@cyqsimon)
 - Add support for [CFML](https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family.html), see #3031 (@brenton-at-pieces)
 - Map `*.mkd` files to `Markdown` syntax, see issue #3060 and PR #3061 (@einfachIrgendwer0815)
+- Add syntax mapping for kubernetes config files #3049 (@cyqsimon)
 
 ## Themes
 
diff --git a/src/syntax_mapping/builtins/linux/50-kubernetes.toml b/src/syntax_mapping/builtins/linux/50-kubernetes.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a81a35ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/syntax_mapping/builtins/linux/50-kubernetes.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[mappings]
+"YAML" = ["/etc/kubernetes/*.conf"]