diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index d69b072a..a9f8b858 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1239,6 +1239,14 @@ Harbour:
   tm_scope: none
   ace_mode: text
 
+HCL:
+  type: programming
+  extensions:
+    - .hcl
+    - .tf
+  ace_mode: javascript
+  tm_scope: source.json
+
 Haskell:
   type: programming
   color: "#29b544"