diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 5e2d0495..791d7665 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -989,6 +989,8 @@ Haml:
 Handlebars:
   type: markup
   lexer: Handlebars
+ aliases:
+  - hbs
   extensions:
   - .handlebars
   - .hbs