diff --git a/roles/_meta/common_base/meta/main.yml b/roles/_meta/common_base/meta/main.yml
index 2972d96ed..797ddeb67 100644
--- a/roles/_meta/common_base/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/_meta/common_base/meta/main.yml
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ dependencies:
     when: is_local is not defined or not is_local
   - role: debian/sudo_config
     when: is_local is not defined or not is_local
+  - role: debian/vim
+    when: is_local is not defined or not is_local
diff --git a/roles/debian/vim/README.md b/roles/debian/vim/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b3b1138a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/debian/vim/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# VIM options
+
+Set system options for vi/vim.
+
+<!--TOC-->
+<!--ENDTOC-->
+
+<!--ROLEVARS-->
+<!--ENDROLEVARS-->
diff --git a/roles/debian/vim/tasks/main.yml b/roles/debian/vim/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15e617aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/debian/vim/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+- name: Check if vim after-plugins directory exists.
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "/etc/vim/after/plugin"
+  register: vim_afterplugins
+
+- name: Create vim after-plugins directory.
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /etc/vim/after/plugin
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+  when:
+    - not vim_afterplugins.stat.exists
+
+- name: Copy vim mouse options plugin.
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: "mouse.vim.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/vim/after/plugin/mouse.vim"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+    force: true
diff --git a/roles/debian/vim/templates/mouse.vim.j2 b/roles/debian/vim/templates/mouse.vim.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddf037c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/debian/vim/templates/mouse.vim.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set mouse=r