diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index a0d81e6..a6685d7 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ set wildignorecase
 " Syntax Highlighting
 syntax on
 
+" Word count in plaintext formats
+let g:airline#extensions#wordcount#enabled = 1
+let g:airline#extensions#wordcount#filetypes = ['help', 'markdown', 'rst', 'org', 'text', 'asciidoc', 'tex', 'mail', 'pandoc']
+
 " Directories for backup files
 set backupdir=~/.vim/backup
 set directory=~/.vim/backup