diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 5a841087..01c98820 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ ApacheConf:
   extensions:
   - .apacheconf
   - .conf
+  - .vhost
   tm_scope: source.apache-config
   ace_mode: apache_conf
 
diff --git a/samples/ApacheConf/apache.vhost b/samples/ApacheConf/apache.vhost
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb602121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ApacheConf/apache.vhost
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#######################
+# HOSTNAME
+######################
+
+<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:PORT>
+    ServerAdmin patrick@heysparkbox.com
+    DocumentRoot "/var/www/HOSTNAME"
+    ServerName HOSTNAME
+
+    <Directory "/var/www/HOSTNAME">
+       Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
+       AllowOverride All
+       Order allow,deny
+       Allow from all
+       DirectoryIndex index.php
+   </Directory>
+</VirtualHost>