diff --git a/book/src/generated/lang-support.md b/book/src/generated/lang-support.md
index a21d9da96311..a506e6a5a11c 100644
--- a/book/src/generated/lang-support.md
+++ b/book/src/generated/lang-support.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 | pascal | ✓ | ✓ |  | `pasls` |
 | perl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  |
 | php | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | `intelephense` |
+| ponylang | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  |
 | prisma | ✓ |  |  | `prisma-language-server` |
 | prolog |  |  |  | `swipl` |
 | protobuf | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |
diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index 3ade3ea9866e..076e63632166 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -2079,3 +2079,16 @@ indent = { tab-width = 2, unit = "  " }
 [[grammar]]
 name = "matlab"
 source = { git = "https://github.com/mstanciu552/tree-sitter-matlab", rev = "2d5d3d5193718a86477d4335aba5b34e79147326" }
+
+[[language]]
+name = "ponylang"
+scope = "source.pony"
+file-types = ["pony"]
+injection-regex = "pony"
+roots = ["corral.json", "lock.json"]
+indent = { tab-width = 2, unit = "  " }
+comment-token = "//"
+
+[[grammar]]
+name = "ponylang"
+source = { git = "https://github.com/mfelsche/tree-sitter-ponylang", rev = "ef66b151bc2604f431b5668fcec4747db4290e11" }
diff --git a/runtime/queries/ponylang/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/ponylang/highlights.scm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d0594a7cb69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/queries/ponylang/highlights.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+[
+  (line_comment)
+  (block_comment)
+] @comment
+
+(bool) @constant.builtin.boolean
+(integer) @constant.numeric.integer
+(float) @constant.numeric.float
+(character) @constant.character
+
+;; strings and docstring
+(source_file docstring: (string) @string.special)
+(entity docstring: (string) @string.special)
+(method docstring: (string) @string.special) ; docstring for methods without body
+(behavior docstring: (string) @string.special) ; docstring for methods without body
+(constructor docstring: (string) @string.special) ; docstring for methods without body
+(method body: (block . (string) @string.special)) ; docstring for methods with body
+(behavior body: (block . (string) @string.special))
+(constructor body: (block . (string) @string.special))
+(field docstring: (string) @string.special)
+(string) @string
+
+;; Punctuation
+[
+  "("
+  ")"
+  "{"
+  "}"
+  "["
+  "]"
+] @punctuation.bracket
+[
+  ";"
+  "."
+  ","
+] @punctuation.delimiter
+
+(this) @variable.builtin
+
+(field name: (identifier) @variable.other.member)
+
+"use" @keyword.control.import
+[
+  "for"
+  "in"
+  "while"
+  "do"
+  "repeat"
+  "until"
+] @keyword.control.repeat
+[
+ "if"
+ "ifdef"
+ "iftype"
+ "then"
+ "elseif"
+ "else"
+ "match"
+] @keyword.control.conditional
+[
+  "break"
+  "continue"
+  "return"
+  "error"
+  "compile_error"
+  "compile_intrinsic"
+] @keyword.control.return
+[
+  "recover"
+  "consume"
+  "end"
+  "try"
+  "with"
+] @keyword.control
+
+[
+  "as"
+  "is"
+  "isnt"
+  "not"
+  "and"
+  "or"
+  "xor"
+  "digestof"
+  "addressof"
+  (location)
+] @keyword.operator
+
+(entity_type) @keyword.storage.type
+
+[
+  "var"
+  "let"
+  "embed"
+] @keyword.storage
+
+[
+  "fun"
+  "be"
+  "new"
+] @keyword.function
+
+[
+  (cap)
+  (gencap)
+  "where"
+] @keyword
+
+[
+  (partial)
+  "=>"
+  "~"
+  ".>"
+  "+"
+  "-"
+  "*"
+  "/"
+  "%"
+  "%%"
+  "+~"
+  "-~"
+  "/~"
+  "*~"
+  "%~"
+  "%%~"
+
+  ">>"
+  "<<"
+  ">>~"
+  "<<~"
+
+  "=="
+  "!="
+  ">"
+  "<"
+  ">="
+  "<="
+] @operator
+
+;; Types
+(entity name: (identifier) @type)
+(nominal_type name: (identifier) @type)
+(typeparams (typeparam name: (identifier) @type))
+
+;; constructors / methods / behaviors
+(constructor name: (identifier) @constructor)
+(method name: (identifier) @function.method)
+(behavior name: (identifier) @function.method)
+
+;; method calls
+; TODO: be more specific about what is the actual function reference
+(call callee: (field_access field: (identifier) @function.method))
+(call callee: (_) @function.method)
+(ffi_call name: (_) @function)
+(partial_application function: (identifier) @function.method)
+(chain function: (identifier) @function.method)
+
+;; fields and params
+(field name: (identifier) @variable.other.member)
+(param (identifier) @variable.parameter)
+(lambdaparam (identifier) @variable.parameter)
+
+;; this.field is considered a member access
+(field_access base: (this) field: (identifier) @variable.other.member)
+
+;; annotations
+(annotations (identifier) @attribute)
+
+;; variables
+;; references to upper case things are considered constructors
+(
+  (identifier) @constructor
+  (#match @constructor "^[A-Z]")
+)
+(identifier) @variable
+
diff --git a/runtime/queries/ponylang/indents.scm b/runtime/queries/ponylang/indents.scm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef9c82036572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/queries/ponylang/indents.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+; queries for helix to do automatic indentation upon hitting enter
+; TODO: needs more work, cover more cases
+[
+  (entity)
+  (method)
+  (behavior)
+  (constructor)
+  (block)
+  (tuple)
+  (grouped)
+] @indent
+(match_case body: (block) @indent)
+; ffi_call and call
+(_ arguments: (_) @indent)
+(assignment right: (_) @indent
+ (#set! "scope" "all")
+)
+
+[
+  (params)
+  (object)
+  ("if")
+] @extend
+(lambda params: (_) @extend)
+
+[
+  "end"
+  "}"
+  "]"
+  ")"
+  "|"
+] @outdent
diff --git a/runtime/queries/ponylang/locals.scm b/runtime/queries/ponylang/locals.scm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9efd69e7f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/queries/ponylang/locals.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[
+  (entity)
+  (method)
+  (behavior)
+  (constructor)
+  ("if")
+  (elseif)
+  (ifdef)
+  (elseifdef)
+  (iftype)
+  (elseiftype)
+  (match)
+  (match_case)
+  ("while")
+  ("repeat")
+  ("for")
+  (lambda)
+  (try_block)
+  (with)
+] @local.scope
+(match else_block: (block) @local.scope)
+(try_block else_block: (block) @local.scope)
+(try_block then_block: (block) @local.scope)
+(with else_block: (block) @local.scope)
+
+(field name: (identifier) @local.definition)
+(local name: (identifier) @local.definition)
+(param name: (identifier) @local.definition)
+(lambdaparam name: (identifier) @local.definition)
+("for" element: (idseq (identifier) @local.definition))
+(withelem name: (idseq (identifier) @local.definition))
+
+; only lower case identifiers are references
+(
+  (identifier) @local.reference
+  (#match? @local.reference "^[a-z_][a-zA-Z_]*")
+)
diff --git a/runtime/queries/ponylang/textobjects.scm b/runtime/queries/ponylang/textobjects.scm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f24583d2597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/queries/ponylang/textobjects.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+;; Queries for helix to select textobjects: https://docs.helix-editor.com/usage.html#textobjects
+;;  function.inside
+;; function.around
+;; class.inside
+;; class.around
+;; test.inside
+;; test.around
+;; parameter.inside
+;; comment.inside
+;; comment.around
+
+;; Queries for navigating using textobjects
+
+[
+  (line_comment)
+  (block_comment)
+] @comment.inside
+
+(line_comment)+ @comment.around
+(block_comment) @comment.around
+
+(entity members: (members)? @class.inside) @class.around
+(object members: (members)? @class.inside) @class.around
+
+(method
+  body: (block)? @function.inside
+) @function.around
+(behavior
+  body: (block)? @function.inside
+) @function.around
+(constructor
+  body: (block)? @function.inside
+) @function.around
+(lambda
+  body: (block)? @function.inside
+) @function.outside
+
+(params
+  ((_) @parameter.inside . ","? @parameter.around) @parameter.around
+)
+(lambda
+  params: ((_) @parameter.inside . ","? @parameter.around) @parameter.around
+)
+(typeargs
+  ((_) @parameter.inside . ","? @parameter.around) @parameter.around
+)
+(typeparams
+  ((_) @parameter.inside . ","? @parameter.around) @parameter.around
+)
+(arguments
+  positional: (positional_args
+                ((_) @parameter.inside . ","? @parameter.around)? @parameter.around)
+  ; TODO: get named args right
+  named: (named_args ((_) @parameter.inside . ","? @parameter.around)? @parameter.around)
+)
+
+(
+  (entity
+    provides: (type (nominal_type name: (identifier) @_provides))
+    members: (members) @test.inside
+  ) @test.outside
+  (#eq? @_provides "UnitTest")
+)
+