diff --git a/lua/settings.lua b/lua/settings.lua
index 4ef9cb6..a9d596b 100644
--- a/lua/settings.lua
+++ b/lua/settings.lua
@@ -42,3 +42,11 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('Filetype', {
 	pattern = { 'python', 'sent' },
 	command = 'setlocal expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4',
 })
+
+-- use hcl for terraform files
+vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('setFiletypeTerraform', { clear = true })
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('Filetype', {
+	group = 'setExpandTabPython',
+	pattern = 'terraform',
+	command = "lua vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(0, 'filetype', 'hcl')",
+})