diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index a4b6a5cd88f7..7d859c2e4c3f 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -2157,6 +2157,7 @@ grammar = "python"
 [[language]]
 name = "elvish"
 scope = "source.elvish"
+shebangs = ["elvish"]
 file-types = ["elv"]
 comment-token = "#"
 indent = { tab-width = 2, unit = "  " }