diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index f281a819..9862629c 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sr', require('telescope.builtin').resume, { desc =
 
 -- [[ Configure Treesitter ]]
 -- See `:help nvim-treesitter`
+-- Defer Treesitter setup after first render to improve startup time of 'nvim {filename}'
+vim.defer_fn(function()
 require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup {
   -- Add languages to be installed here that you want installed for treesitter
   ensure_installed = { 'c', 'cpp', 'go', 'lua', 'python', 'rust', 'tsx', 'javascript', 'typescript', 'vimdoc', 'vim', 'kdl', 'swift',