diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index a8bab0574..2a3d8c4a9 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
       module-julia       ; MATLAB, but fast
       module-latex       ; for writing papers in Emacs
       module-lua         ; one-based indices? one-based indices.
+      module-octave      ; math isn't a choice. It's a way of life
       module-php         ; making php less painful to work with
       module-processing  ; for prototyping
       module-python      ; beautiful is better than ugly
diff --git a/modules/module-octave.el b/modules/module-octave.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0529f79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/module-octave.el
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+;;; module-octave.el
+
+(use-package octave
+  :mode (("\\.m$" . octave-mode))
+  :config
+  ;; (setq inferior-octave-program "/usr/local/bin/octave")
+  )
+
+;; (use-package ac-octave
+;;   :config
+;;   (add-hook! octave-mode
+;;     (require 'ac-octave)
+;;     (setq ac-sources '(ac-source-octave))))
+
+(use-package octave-inf :commands (run-octave))
+
+(provide 'module-octave)
+;;; module-octave.el ends here