diff --git a/doom/.config/doom/+ess.el b/doom/.config/doom/+ess.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f583be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doom/.config/doom/+ess.el
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+;;; ../../.dotfiles/doom/.config/doom/+ess.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; https://github.com/polymode/poly-R/issues/34
+(setq polymode-lsp-integration nil)
+
+(use-package! ess-view
+  :after ess
+  :config
+  (setq ess-view--spreadsheet-program "open"))
+
+(use-package! ess-view-data
+  :after ess)
diff --git a/doom/.config/doom/config.el b/doom/.config/doom/config.el
index b73192c..e2374ed 100644
--- a/doom/.config/doom/config.el
+++ b/doom/.config/doom/config.el
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 (load! "+ui") ; theme, font, and appearance tweaks
 (load! "+projects") ; project-related
 (load! "+smudge") ; spotify
+(load! "+ess") ; ess, R
 
 
 ;; Defaults
diff --git a/doom/.config/doom/init.el b/doom/.config/doom/init.el
index 8b1a793..d8de998 100644
--- a/doom/.config/doom/init.el
+++ b/doom/.config/doom/init.el
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
        magit             ; a git porcelain for Emacs
        make              ; run make tasks from Emacs
        ;;pass              ; password manager for nerds
-       ;;pdf               ; pdf enhancements
+       pdf               ; pdf enhancements
        ;;prodigy           ; FIXME managing external services & code builders
        rgb               ; creating color strings
        ;;taskrunner        ; taskrunner for all your projects
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
        ;;elm               ; care for a cup of TEA?
        emacs-lisp        ; drown in parentheses
        ;;erlang            ; an elegant language for a more civilized age
-       ;;ess               ; emacs speaks statistics
+       (ess +lsp)               ; emacs speaks statistics
        ;;factor
        ;;faust             ; dsp, but you get to keep your soul
        ;;fortran           ; in FORTRAN, GOD is REAL (unless declared INTEGER)
diff --git a/doom/.config/doom/packages.el b/doom/.config/doom/packages.el
index 401ebc8..c534d4a 100644
--- a/doom/.config/doom/packages.el
+++ b/doom/.config/doom/packages.el
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@
 (package! smudge :pin "9e3488f485b7d7f3c97ebaad34ed552bb0cc228a")
 (package! speed-type :pin "5ef695f7159aa1f20c7c9e55f0c39bcdacce8d21")
 (package! pinentry)
+(package! ess-view)
+(package! ess-view-data)