diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index afcb95ef..56032ebb 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -990,6 +990,8 @@ Haml:
 Handlebars:
   type: markup
   lexer: Handlebars
+  aliases:
+  - hbs
   extensions:
   - .handlebars
   - .hbs