diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 33b2f003..451c443d 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ Sass:
 Scala:
   major: true
   extensions:
+  - .sbt
   - .scala
 
 Scheme:
diff --git a/test/test_blob.rb b/test/test_blob.rb
index 0a89031e..6274a5e7 100644
--- a/test/test_blob.rb
+++ b/test/test_blob.rb
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ class TestBlob < Test::Unit::TestCase
     # https://github.com/drichert/BCR2000.sc/blob/master/BCR2000.sc
     assert_equal Language['SuperCollider'], blob("BCR2000.sc").language
 
+    # https://github.com/harrah/xsbt/wiki/Quick-Configuration-Examples
+    assert_equal Language['Scala'], blob('build.sbt').language
+
     # https://github.com/gradleware/oreilly-gradle-book-examples/blob/master/ant-antbuilder/build.gradle
     assert_equal Language['Groovy'], blob("build.gradle").language