diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 018749a8f..f49feeb49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ MonkeyC
 MoonScript
 MsBuild
 Mustache
+Nickel
 Nim
 Nix
 NotQuitePerl
diff --git a/languages.json b/languages.json
index 13685b9fa..6c0fae693 100644
--- a/languages.json
+++ b/languages.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       "name": "APL",
       "line_comment": ["⍝"],
       "extensions": ["apl", "aplf", "apls"],
-      "quotes": [["'", "'"]],
+      "quotes": [["'", "'"]]
     },
     "Arduino": {
       "name": "Arduino C++",
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       "name": "BQN",
       "line_comment": ["#"],
       "extensions": ["bqn"],
-      "quotes": [["\\\"", "\\\""], ["'", "'"]],
+      "quotes": [["\\\"", "\\\""], ["'", "'"]]
     },
     "BrightScript": {
       "quotes": [["\\\"", "\\\""]],
@@ -1147,6 +1147,12 @@
       "quotes": [["\\\"", "\\\""]],
       "extensions": ["nextflow", "nf"]
     },
+    "Nickel": {
+      "line_comment": ["#"],
+      "quotes": [["\\\"", "\\\""]],
+      "verbatim_quotes": [["m%\\\"", "\\\"%"], ["-s%\\\"", "\\\"%"]],
+      "extensions": ["ncl"]
+    },
     "Nim": {
       "line_comment": ["#"],
       "quotes": [["\\\"", "\\\""], ["\\\"\\\"\\\"", "\\\"\\\"\\\""]],
diff --git a/tests/data/nickel.ncl b/tests/data/nickel.ncl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dce00a253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/nickel.ncl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# 21 lines 15 code 3 comments 3 blanks
+
+# A comment
+let log = m%"
+if log:
+    print("log:", s)
+"% in
+
+{
+    # A list with normal strings
+    args = ["-c", "-v"],
+
+    derivations = nix-s%"
+      pkgs.writeShellApplication {
+        runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [ python3 ];
+          text = ''
+            %{log}
+          '';
+      };
+    "%,
+}