diff --git a/mode-customizations.el b/mode-customizations.el
index fce480e..f3adf71 100644
--- a/mode-customizations.el
+++ b/mode-customizations.el
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;
 
 ;; Programming languages
+(load-file (config-path "mode-customizations/ack-mode.el"))
 (load-file (config-path "mode-customizations/coffee-mode.el"))
 (load-file (config-path "mode-customizations/conf-mode.el"))
 (load-file (config-path "mode-customizations/css-mode.el"))
diff --git a/mode-customizations/ack-mode.el b/mode-customizations/ack-mode.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7c47f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mode-customizations/ack-mode.el
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(defun customizations-for-ack-mode ()
+  (interactive)
+  (define-key ack-mode-map (kbd "q") 'kill-this-buffer))
+
+(add-hook 'ack-mode-hook 'customizations-for-ack-mode)