diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cd803c..40161fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ let g:limelight_paragraph_span = 1
 "   and each paragraph starts with indentation
 let g:limelight_bop = '^\s'
 let g:limelight_eop = '\ze\n^\s'
+"   These can also be set buffer-local (via filetype plugins)
+let b:limelight_bop = '^\s*function'
+let b:limelight_eop = '^\s*endfunction'
 
 " Highlighting priority (default: 10)
 "   Set it to -1 not to overrule hlsearch
diff --git a/autoload/limelight.vim b/autoload/limelight.vim
index 0a4cd86..bf76d75 100644
--- a/autoload/limelight.vim
+++ b/autoload/limelight.vim
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:getpos()
   let bop = get(g:, 'limelight_bop', '^\s*$\n\zs')
+  let bop = get(b:, 'limelight_bop', bop)
   let eop = get(g:, 'limelight_eop', '^\s*$')
+  let eop = get(b:, 'limelight_eop', eop)
   let span = max([0, get(g:, 'limelight_paragraph_span', 0) - s:empty(getline('.'))])
   let pos = exists('*getcurpos')? getcurpos() : getpos('.')
   for i in range(0, span)