diff --git a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
index 95135c8b8f..5014e75442 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ vim9script
 # Vim functions for file type detection
 #
 # Maintainer:		The Vim Project <https://github.com/vim/vim>
-# Last Change:		2025 Apr 21
+# Last Change:		2025 Jun 17
 # Former Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
 
 # These functions are moved here from runtime/filetype.vim to make startup
@@ -184,9 +184,18 @@ enddef
 export def FTll()
   if getline(1) =~ ';\|\<source_filename\>\|\<target\>'
     setf llvm
-  else
-    setf lifelines
+    return
   endif
+  var n = 1
+  while n < 100 && n <= line("$")
+    var line = getline(n)
+    if line =~ '^\s*%'
+      setf lex
+      return
+    endif
+    n += 1
+  endwhile
+  setf lifelines
 enddef
 
 export def FTlpc()
diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index 76229eddeb..f90c6f87bb 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ au BufNewFile,BufRead */etc/sensors.conf,*/etc/sensors3.conf	setf sensors
 " LFTP
 au BufNewFile,BufRead lftp.conf,.lftprc,*lftp/rc	setf lftp
 
-" Lifelines (or Lex for C++!)
+" Lifelines, LLVM, or Lex for C++
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.ll			call dist#ft#FTll()
 
 " Lilo: Linux loader
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index c2ea8f1eef..3ae16e418b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -2634,6 +2634,12 @@ func Test_ll_file()
   call assert_equal('llvm', &filetype)
   bwipe!
 
+  " lex (C++)
+  call writefile(['%{', '#include <iostream>', '%}'], 'Xfile.ll', 'D')
+  split Xfile.ll
+  call assert_equal('lex', &filetype)
+  bwipe!
+
   " lifelines
   call writefile(['proc main() {}'], 'Xfile.ll', 'D')
   split Xfile.ll
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fc2abd85e6..0b6a3b028e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1466,
 /**/
     1465,
 /**/