diff --git a/extensions/powershell/package.json b/extensions/powershell/package.json
index 0fd7abd4149..d73e5e72fad 100644
--- a/extensions/powershell/package.json
+++ b/extensions/powershell/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
           "PowerShell",
           "powershell",
           "ps",
-          "ps1"
+          "ps1",
+          "pwsh"
         ],
         "firstLine": "^#!\\s*/.*\\bpwsh\\b",
         "configuration": "./language-configuration.json"