diff --git a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el
index e79fb4de8..da9759abb 100644
--- a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         (hybrid-mode :location local :step pre)
         (image-mode :location built-in)
         (linum :location built-in)
+        (occur-mode :location built-in)
         (package-menu :location built-in)
         ;; page-break-lines is shipped with spacemacs core
         (page-break-lines :location built-in)
@@ -234,6 +235,10 @@
     :documentation "Show the line numbers."
     :evil-leader "tn"))
 
+(defun spacemacs-base/init-occur-mode ()
+  (evilified-state-evilify-map occur-mode-map
+    :mode occur-mode))
+
 (defun spacemacs-base/init-package-menu ()
   (evilified-state-evilify-map package-menu-mode-map
     :mode package-menu-mode))