diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 65a39648..ae7db45b 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Apex:
   primary_extension: .cls
 
 AppleScript:
+  type: programming
   aliases:
   - osascript
   primary_extension: .scpt