diff --git a/init-package/init-diminish.el b/init-package/init-diminish.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba41244e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-package/init-diminish.el
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+(require 'diminish)
+(eval-after-load "auto-complete"
+  '(diminish 'auto-complete-mode "ac"))
+
+(eval-after-load "autopair"
+  '(diminish 'autopair-mode))
+
+(eval-after-load "eproject"
+  '(diminish 'eproject-mode "prj"))
+
+(eval-after-load "paredit"
+  '(diminish 'paredit-mode "pedit"))
+
+(eval-after-load "rainbow-mode"
+  '(diminish 'rainbow-mode))
+
+(eval-after-load "undo-tree"
+  '(diminish 'undo-tree-mode))
+
+(eval-after-load "yasnippet"
+  '(diminish 'yas-minor-mode))
+
+;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook
+          (lambda ()
+            (setq mode-name "elisp")))
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index 047aa735d..a24fdab2f 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     solarized-theme
     surround
     yasnippet
+
+    diminish
     ))
 
 ;;; install missing packages