diff --git a/core/plugins.vim b/core/plugins.vim
index eabda6f..0839c7c 100644
--- a/core/plugins.vim
+++ b/core/plugins.vim
@@ -475,6 +475,18 @@ endif
 "}}
 
 "{{ Navigation and tags
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""" gutentags settings """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+function! ShouldEnableGutentags(path) abort
+  let l:disable_flist = ['md', 'pandoc', 'html', 'json', 'css', 'js', 'toml']
+  let l:file_ext = fnamemodify(a:path, ':e')
+  if index(l:disable_flist, l:file_ext) == -1
+    return 1
+  endif
+
+  return 0
+endfunction
+let g:gutentags_init_user_func = 'ShouldEnableGutentags'
+
 """"""""""""""""""""""""""" vista settings """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 " Double click to go to a tag
 nnoremap <silent> <2-LeftMouse> :<C-U>call vista#cursor#FoldOrJump()<CR>