diff --git a/cmd/micro/cellview.go b/cmd/micro/cellview.go
index c33d2925..9c50856e 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/cellview.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/cellview.go
@@ -73,9 +73,20 @@ func (c *CellView) Draw(buf *Buffer, top, height, left, width int) {
 	// bracePairs is defined in buffer.go
 	if buf.Settings["matchbrace"].(bool) {
 		for _, bp := range bracePairs {
-			r := buf.Cursor.RuneUnder(buf.Cursor.X)
-			if r == bp[0] || r == bp[1] {
+			if buf.Cursor.RuneUnder(buf.Cursor.X) == bp[0] {
 				matchingBrace = buf.FindMatchingBrace(bp, buf.Cursor.Loc)
+				break
+			}
+			left := buf.Cursor.Loc.X
+			if buf.Settings["matchbraceleft"].(bool) {
+				left -= 1
+				if left < 0 {
+					left = 0
+				}
+			}
+			if buf.Cursor.RuneUnder(left) == bp[1] {
+				matchingBrace = buf.FindMatchingBrace(
+					bp, Loc{X: left, Y: buf.Cursor.Loc.Y})
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/micro/settings.go b/cmd/micro/settings.go
index 50520548..6c6785e9 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/settings.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/settings.go
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ func DefaultGlobalSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 		"keepautoindent": false,
 		"keymenu":        false,
 		"matchbrace":     false,
+		"matchbraceleft": false,
 		"mouse":          true,
 		"pluginchannels": []string{"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/micro-editor/plugin-channel/master/channel.json"},
 		"pluginrepos":    []string{},
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ func DefaultLocalSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 		"indentchar":     " ",
 		"keepautoindent": false,
 		"matchbrace":     false,
+		"matchbraceleft": false,
 		"rmtrailingws":   false,
 		"ruler":          true,
 		"savecursor":     false,
diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index 3ef67a06..a767f5bd 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ Here are the options that you can set:
 
     default value: `false`
 
+* `matchbraceleft`: when matching a closing brace, should matching match the
+   brace directly under the cursor, or the character to the left? only matters
+   if `matchbrace` is true
+
+    default value: `false`
+
 * `syntax`: turns syntax on or off.
 
 	default value: `true`
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/PowerShell.yaml b/runtime/syntax/PowerShell.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a45e426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/PowerShell.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+# PowerShell syntax highlighting file for micro - https://micro-editor.github.io/
+# PowerShell syntax taken from: https://github.com/PowerShell/EditorSyntax
+
+filetype: powershell
+
+detect:
+    filename: "\\.ps(1|m1|d1)$"
+    #header: ""
+
+rules:
+    # - comment.block:           # Block Comment
+    # - comment.doc:             # Doc Comment
+    # - comment.line:            # Line Comment
+    # - comment.shebang:         # Shebang Line
+
+    # - constant:                # Constant
+    # - constant.bool:           # Constant (true, false)
+    # - constant.interpolation:
+    # - constant.number:         # Constant (null)
+    # - constant.specialChar:
+    # - constant.string:         # String
+    # - constant.string.char:
+    # - constant.string.url:     # Uri
+    # - constant.unicode:
+
+    # - identifier:              # Also used for functions
+    # - identifier.class:        # Also used for functions
+    # - identifier.macro:
+    # - identifier.var:
+
+    # - preproc:                 # Preprocessor
+    # - preproc.DebugIdentifier: # Preprocessor
+    # - preproc.shebang:         # The #! at the beginning of a file that tells the os what script interpreter to use
+
+    # - special:                 # Special (global|local|private|script|using|workflow)
+
+    # - statement:               # Statements Keywords
+    # - statement.built_in:
+    # - statement.declaration:   # Declaration Keywords
+    # - statement.meta:          # Meta
+    # - statement.reserved:      # Reserved Keywords
+
+    # - symbol
+    # - symbol.brackets:         # {}()[] and sometimes <>
+    # - symbol.operator:         # Operators
+    # - symbol.tag:              # For html tags, among other things
+
+    # - type
+    # - type.collections:        # Collections (array, hashtable)
+    # - type.ctypes:             # CTypes (CBool, CChar, etc.)
+    # - type.keyword:            # If you want a special highlight for keywords like 'private'
+    # - type.storage:            # Storage Types (int, uint, string, etc.)
+
+    # Class
+    - identifier.class: "class +[A-Za-z0-9]+ *((:) +[A-Za-z0-9.]+)?"
+    - identifier.class: "(function)(?:([[:space:]][A-Za-z0-9]+[[:space:]]*))"
+
+    # Verbs taken from PwSh 6.0.2
+    - identifier: "(Add|Approve|Assert|Backup|Block|Build|Checkpoint|Clear|Close|Compare|Complete|Compress|Confirm|Connect|Convert|ConvertFrom|ConvertTo|Copy)[-][A-Za-z0-9]+"
+    - identifier: "(Debug|Deny|Deploy|Disable|Disconnect|Dismount|Edit|Enable|Enter|Exit|Expand|Export|Find|Format|Get|Grant|Group|Hide)[-][A-Za-z0-9]+"
+    - identifier: "(Import|Initialize|Install|Invoke|Join|Limit|Lock|Measure|Merge|Mount|Move|New|Open|Optimize|Out|Ping|Pop|Protect|Publish|Push)[-][A-Za-z0-9]+"
+    - identifier: "(Read|Receive|Redo|Register|Remove|Rename|Repair|Request|Reset|Resize|Resolve|Restart|Restore|Resume|Revoke)[-][A-Za-z0-9]+"
+    - identifier: "(Save|Search|Select|Send|Set|Show|Skip|Split|Start|Step|Stop|Submit|Suspend|Switch|Sync|Test|Trace)[-][A-Za-z0-9]+"
+    - identifier: "(Unblock|Undo|Uninstall|Unlock|Unprotect|Unpublish|Unregister|Update|Use|Wait|Watch|Write)[-][A-Za-z0-9]+"
+    - identifier.var: "\\$(?i)((Global|Local|Private|Script|Using|Workflow)[:])?[A-Za-z0-9]*"
+
+
+    # Expression and types
+    - type: "\\[\\b([A-Za-z]+|[A-Za-z]+[0-9]+)\\b\\]"
+
+    # Keywords
+    - statement: "\\b(alias|as|begin|break|catch|continue|data|default|define|do|dynamicparam)\\b"
+    - statement: "\\b(else|elseif|end|exit|finally|for|foreach|foreach-object|from|if|in|inlinescript)\\b"
+    - statement: "\\b(parallel|param|process|return|switch|throw|trap|try|until|using|var|where|where-object|while)\\b"
+
+    # Special Keywords
+    - special: "\\b(break|continue|exit)\\b"
+
+    - symbol.brackets: "(\\{|\\})"
+    - symbol.brackets: "(\\(|\\))"
+    - symbol.brackets: "(\\[|\\])"
+    - symbol.operator: "[\\-+/*=<>?:!~%&|]"
+    - symbol.operator: "[[:space:]][-](ne|eq|gt|ge|lt|le|like|notlike|match|notmatch|contains|notcontains|in|notin|replace|is|isnot)[[:space:]]"
+
+    # Constants
+    - constant.bool: "\\b\\$(true|false|null)\\b"
+    - constant.number: "\\b([0-9._]+|0x[A-Fa-f0-9_]+|0b[0-1_]+)[FL]?\\b"
+
+    # Expression Mode String
+    - constant.string:
+        start: "\""
+        end: "\""
+        #skip: "\\\\."
+        rules:
+            - constant.specialChar: "\\\\([btnfr]|'|\\\"|\\\\)"
+            - constant.specialChar: "\\\\u[A-Fa-f0-9]{4}"
+
+    # Argument Mode String
+    - constant.string:
+        start: "'"
+        end: "'"
+        #skip: "\\\\."
+        rules:
+            - constant.specialChar: "\\\\([btnfr]|'|\\\"|\\\\)"
+            - constant.specialChar: "\\\\u[A-Fa-f0-9]{4}"
+
+    # Line Comment
+    - comment:
+        start: "#"
+        end: "$"
+        rules:
+            - todo: "(TODO|XXX|FIXME|BUG):?"
+
+    # Block Comment
+    - comment:
+        start: "<#"
+        end: "#>"
+        rules:
+            - todo: "(TODO|XXX|FIXME|BUG):?"
+
+    # Embedded C#
+    - default:
+        start: "@\""
+        end: "\"@"
+        rules:
+            - include: "csharp"
+
+    # Todo
+    - todo: "(TODO|XXX|FIXME|BUG):?"
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/php.yaml b/runtime/syntax/php.yaml
index bd0c5395..b3f2dc4b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/php.yaml
+++ b/runtime/syntax/php.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ rules:
     - comment: "<!--.+?-->"
     - default: "<\\?(php|=)\" end=\"\\?>"
     - identifier.class: "([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)\\("
-    - preproc: "(require|include|require_once|include_once)"
+    - preproc: "\\b(require|include)(_once)?)\\b"
     - type: "\\b(var|class|extends|function|echo|case|default|exit|switch|extends|as|define|do|declare|in|trait|interface|[E|e]xception|array|int|string|bool|iterable|void)\\b"
     - identifier.class: "[a-zA-Z\\\\]+::"
     - identifier: "([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\\s"