diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 5a77b721..719ac0de 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -2230,6 +2230,8 @@ Pike:
   extensions:
   - .pike
   - .pmod
+  interpreters:
+  - pike
   ace_mode: text
 
 Pod:
diff --git a/samples/Pike/shebang.pike b/samples/Pike/shebang.pike
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31bf7e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Pike/shebang.pike
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env pike
+
+int main(int argc, array argv) {
+	return 0;
+}
+