diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index b2503be..2d4e232 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -2032,7 +2032,8 @@ line in the block and manually deal with indentation."
           (unless (derived-mode-p 'c++-mode)
             (let ((delayed-mode-hooks nil))
               (delay-mode-hooks
-                (lisp-mode))))
+                (lisp-mode)
+                (rainbow-delimiters-mode 1))))
           (let ((inhibit-message t))
             (indent-tabs-mode -1))
           (unless font-lock-mode