diff --git a/docs/languages.md b/docs/languages.md
index 958e044e3..f6f78a978 100644
--- a/docs/languages.md
+++ b/docs/languages.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export type Lang =
   | 'glsl'
   | 'gnuplot'
   | 'go'
-  | 'graphql'
+  | 'graphql' | 'gql'
   | 'groovy'
   | 'hack'
   | 'haml'
diff --git a/packages/shiki/src/languages.ts b/packages/shiki/src/languages.ts
index a84428775..1648bf427 100644
--- a/packages/shiki/src/languages.ts
+++ b/packages/shiki/src/languages.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export type Lang =
   | 'glsl'
   | 'gnuplot'
   | 'go'
-  | 'graphql'
+  | 'graphql' | 'gql'
   | 'groovy'
   | 'hack'
   | 'haml'
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ export const languages: ILanguageRegistration[] = [
     path: 'graphql.tmLanguage.json',
     displayName: 'GraphQL',
     samplePath: 'graphql.sample',
+    aliases: ['gql'],
     embeddedLangs: ['javascript', 'typescript', 'jsx', 'tsx']
   },
   {
diff --git a/scripts/grammarSources.ts b/scripts/grammarSources.ts
index d222cab46..47d93b4b9 100644
--- a/scripts/grammarSources.ts
+++ b/scripts/grammarSources.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ export const languageAliases = {
   viml: ['vim', 'vimscript'],
   vyper: ['vy'],
   wenyan: ['文言'],
-  yaml: ['yml']
+  yaml: ['yml'],
+  graphql: ['gql'],
 }
 
 /**