diff --git a/src/zen-editor.c b/src/zen-editor.c
index 24b2ce3..b2f9021 100644
--- a/src/zen-editor.c
+++ b/src/zen-editor.c
@@ -636,8 +636,17 @@ ZenEditor_init_profiles(ZenEditor *self, PyObject *args)
 static PyObject *
 ZenEditor_get_syntax(ZenEditor *self, PyObject *args)
 {
+	GeanyDocument *doc;
+
 	print_called();
-	return PyString_FromString("html");
+
+	doc = ZenEditor_get_context(self);
+	if (doc == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	gchar *type = g_ascii_strdown(doc->file_type->name, -1);
+
+	return PyString_FromString(type);
 }