diff --git a/lib/linguist/heuristics.rb b/lib/linguist/heuristics.rb
index c5ecc752..0bba4ea7 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/heuristics.rb
+++ b/lib/linguist/heuristics.rb
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ module Linguist
         Language["Perl 6"]
       elsif /\buse\s+(?:strict\b|v?5\.)/.match(data)
         Language["Perl"]
+      elsif /^\s*\/\* XPM \*\//.match(data)
+        Language["XPM"]
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 41cb797f..87ae1122 100755
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -4891,6 +4891,14 @@ XML:
   - Web.config
   - packages.config
   language_id: 399
+XPM:
+  type: data
+  extensions:
+  - ".xpm"
+  - ".pm"
+  ace_mode: c_cpp
+  tm_scope: source.c
+  language_id: 781846279
 XPages:
   type: programming
   extensions:
diff --git a/samples/XPM/cc-public_domain_mark_white.pm b/samples/XPM/cc-public_domain_mark_white.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..700da8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/XPM/cc-public_domain_mark_white.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char *cc_public_domain_mark_white[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
+"52 53 17 1 ",
+"  c black",
+". c #111111111111",
+"X c #222222222222",
+"o c gray20",
+"O c #444444444444",
+"+ c #555555555555",
+"@ c gray40",
+"# c #777777777777",
+"$ c #888888888888",
+"% c gray60",
+"& c #AAAAAAAAAAAA",
+"* c #BBBBBBBBBBBB",
+"= c gray80",
+"- c #DDDDDDDDDDDD",
+"; c #EEEEEEEEEEEE",
+": c white",
+"> c None",
+/* pixels */
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>             >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>                       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>                           >>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>           .OOOOX             >>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>         .@&-:::::::;%@.         >>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>        X%:::::::::::::::&O        >>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>       .%:::::::::::::::::::%X       >>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>       +;::::::::::::::::::::::#       >>>>>>>",
+">>>>>       $:::::::::::::::::::::::::%.      >>>>>>",
+">>>>>      %:::::::::::::::::::::::::::=.      >>>>>",
+">>>>      %:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=.     >>>>>",
+">>>      $:::::::::::;$@Oo XO#&::::::::::%      >>>>",
+">>>     +::::::::::=+          X$:::::::::#     >>>>",
+">>      .#-:::::::$.             O-::::::::X     >>>",
+">>         @=::::@               .=::::::::%     >>>",
+">>           O&:%               .=::::::::::O     >>",
+">              X          o    .=:::::::::::&     >>",
+">     X                 #;::*o.=:::::::::::::.    >>",
+">    o:%O              &::::::-::::::::::::::@     >",
+"     #:::*@           X*:::::::::::::::::::::%     >",
+"     &:::::-#.          X%:::::::::::::::::::;     >",
+"     -:::::::;            .#;:::::::::::::::::     >",
+"     ::::::::*               @-:::::::::::::::X    >",
+"     ::::::::*                 +*:::::::::::::O    >",
+"     ::::::::*       X.          o%:::::::::::O    >",
+"     ::::::::*       #;#X          X#;::::::::o    >",
+"     ;:::::::-       +:::%o          .@-::::::     >",
+"     *::::::::       .:::::*+           +*:::;     >",
+"     &::::::::X       %::::::-@.          o%:*     >",
+"     @::::::::#       X;:::::::;#X          X@     >",
+">    .::::::::=        o;::::-O=::%o               >",
+">     =::::::::O        .#*&@. X;:::*+            >>",
+">     @::::::::-                o:::::-@.         >>",
+">>     -::::::::%                @::::::;#X       >>",
+">>     @:::::::::%                *::::::::@     >>>",
+">>      =:::::::::*X            .$::::::::;.     >>>",
+">>>     o;:::::::::;$X        .@-:::::::::+     >>>>",
+">>>      +::::::::::::=$@OO+#&;::::::::::$      >>>>",
+">>>>      #:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::%      >>>>>",
+">>>>>      #:::::::::::::::::::::::::::%      >>>>>>",
+">>>>>>      +;::::::::::::::::::::::::$       >>>>>>",
+">>>>>>       o=:::::::::::::::::::::;O       >>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>        @-:::::::::::::::::;#.       >>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>         @=:::::::::::::-#.        >>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>         .@&*;::::;&#o          >>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>                             >>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>                           >>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>                       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>",
+">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
+};
diff --git a/samples/XPM/stick-unfocus.xpm b/samples/XPM/stick-unfocus.xpm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10b0a2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/XPM/stick-unfocus.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char * stick_unfocus_xpm[] = {
+"20 17 20 1",
+" 	c None",
+".	c #EBEBEB",
+"+	c #E9E9E9",
+"@	c #E6E6E6",
+"#	c #E5E5E5",
+"$	c #E2E2E2",
+"%	c #DFDFDF",
+"&	c #DEDEDE",
+"*	c #FEFEFE",
+"=	c #C4C4C4",
+"-	c #898989",
+";	c #B7B7B7",
+">	c #6A6A6A",
+",	c #B9B9B9",
+"'	c #E4E4E4",
+")	c #686868",
+"!	c #E0E0E0",
+"~	c #666666",
+"{	c #E8E8E8",
+"]	c #E1E1E1",
+"....................",
+"....................",
+".....+@#$%&%$#@+....",
+"....+*********=&+...",
+"....@*********-=#...",
+"....#**;;;;;**>,'...",
+"....$**;**;;**);$...",
+"....%**;;;;;**>;&...",
+"....&**;***;**>;&...",
+"....&**;;;;;**>;&...",
+"....!*********~;!...",
+"....!*********>,&...",
+"....@=->)>>>)>-=#...",
+"....+&=,;;;;;,=&+...",
+".....{]%%&&&&%@+....",
+"....................",
+"...................."};
diff --git a/test/test_heuristics.rb b/test/test_heuristics.rb
index 36cedf0d..6414b898 100644
--- a/test/test_heuristics.rb
+++ b/test/test_heuristics.rb
@@ -221,11 +221,12 @@ class TestHeuristcs < Minitest::Test
     })
   end
 
-  # Candidate languages = ["Perl", "Perl 6"]
-  def test_pm_perl_by_heuristics
+  # Candidate languages = ["Perl", "Perl 6", "XPM"]
+  def test_pm_by_heuristics
     assert_heuristics({
       "Perl" => all_fixtures("Perl", "*.pm"),
-      "Perl 6" => all_fixtures("Perl 6", "*.pm")
+      "Perl 6" => all_fixtures("Perl 6", "*.pm"),
+      "XPM" => all_fixtures("XPM", "*.pm")
     })
   end
 
diff --git a/test/test_language.rb b/test/test_language.rb
index b8ad306c..c1d6e7cc 100644
--- a/test/test_language.rb
+++ b/test/test_language.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class TestLanguage < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal Language['Vim script'], Language.find_by_alias('vim')
     assert_equal Language['Vim script'], Language.find_by_alias('viml')
     assert_equal Language['reStructuredText'], Language.find_by_alias('rst')
+    assert_equal Language['XPM'], Language.find_by_alias('xpm')
     assert_equal Language['YAML'], Language.find_by_alias('yml')
     assert_nil Language.find_by_alias(nil)
   end