diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 1886a4b4..4cbad8e8 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ Handlebars:
   type: markup
   aliases:
   - hbs
+  - htmlbars
   extensions:
   - .handlebars
   - .hbs