diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index f655539a..f666d144 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ Clojure:
   color: "#db5855"
   extensions:
   - .clj
+  - .boot
   - .cl2
   - .cljc
   - .cljs
diff --git a/samples/Clojure/build.boot b/samples/Clojure/build.boot
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6de0bfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Clojure/build.boot
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+;; from: https://github.com/boot-clj/boot#configure-task-options
+
+(set-env!
+  :source-paths #{"src"}
+  :dependencies '[[me.raynes/conch "0.8.0"]])
+
+(task-options!
+  pom {:project 'my-project
+       :version "0.1.0"}
+  jar {:manifest {"Foo" "bar"}})
+
+(deftask build
+  "Build my project."
+  []
+  (comp (pom) (jar) (install)))