diff --git a/src/packages/gfm/grammars/gfm.cson b/src/packages/gfm/grammars/gfm.cson
index 91f263a57..988c457f0 100644
--- a/src/packages/gfm/grammars/gfm.cson
+++ b/src/packages/gfm/grammars/gfm.cson
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@
     'name': 'markup.code.java.gfm'
     'patterns': ['include': 'source.java']
   }
+  {
+    'begin': '^```(sh|bash)$'
+    'beginCaptures':
+      '0': 'name': 'support.gfm'
+    'end': '^```$'
+    'endCaptures':
+      '0': 'name': 'support.gfm'
+    'name': 'markup.code.shell.gfm'
+    'patterns': ['include': 'source.shell']
+  }
   {
     'begin': '^```.*$'
     'beginCaptures':