1 file changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tests/extensions/fake-lexers/lexer.lua b/tests/extensions/fake-lexers/lexer.lua
index adf7d5b7..06327441 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/fake-lexers/lexer.lua
+++ b/tests/extensions/fake-lexers/lexer.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 -- A miniature stand-in for the Scintillua lexer module, just enough for the
 -- syntax-highlight checks to drive every path through the filter without the
 -- real collection installed. load() hands out one of the toy lexers below by
--- name and detect() recognises a single filename suffix, so a check can tell
--- the detection path apart from the extension path by which lexer ends up
--- running. Anything the filter treats as optional, a lexer that will not
+-- name and detect() recognises a single filename suffix or a shebang naming
+-- fake, so a check can tell the detection path apart from the extension path
+-- by which lexer ends up running. Anything the filter treats as optional, a lexer that will not
 -- load or one that raises while lexing, has a name here too.
 
 local M = {}
@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ function M.load(name)
 	return lexer
 end
 
-function M.detect(filename)
+function M.detect(filename, line)
 	if filename:match("%.viadetect$") then
 		return "fake"
 	end
+	if line ~= nil and line:match("^#!.*fake") then
+		return "fake"
+	end
 	return nil
 end