diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 11e7a62d..1aaf3423 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1180,6 +1180,11 @@ SCSS:
   ace_mode: scss
   primary_extension: .scss
 
+Squirrel:
+  type: programming
+  lexer: C++
+  primary_extension: .nut
+
 SQL:
   type: data
   ace_mode: sql