diff --git a/autoload/airline/init.vim b/autoload/airline/init.vim
index 8dd176f7..65995ddf 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/init.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/init.vim
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function! airline#init#bootstrap()
   call s:check_defined('g:airline_theme_map', {})
   call extend(g:airline_theme_map, {
         \ 'Tomorrow.*': 'tomorrow',
+        \ 'base16.*': 'base16',
         \ 'mo[l|n]okai': 'molokai',
         \ 'wombat.*': 'wombat',
         \ '.*solarized.*': 'solarized',