diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 79a1d517..650d4e7e 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1284,6 +1284,14 @@ TypeScript:
   - ts
   primary_extension: .ts
 
+Unified Parallel C:
+  type: programming
+  group: C
+  lexer: C
+  ace_mode: c_cpp
+  color: "#555"
+  primary_extension: .upc 
+  
 VHDL:
   type: programming
   lexer: vhdl