diff --git a/lib/rouge/lexers/eex.rb b/lib/rouge/lexers/eex.rb
index c12d9a8214..c953710073 100644
--- a/lib/rouge/lexers/eex.rb
+++ b/lib/rouge/lexers/eex.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ class EEX < TemplateLexer
       desc "Embedded Elixir"
 
       tag 'eex'
+      aliases 'leex'
 
-      filenames '*.eex'
+      filenames '*.eex', '*.leex'
 
       def initialize(opts={})
         @elixir_lexer = Elixir.new(opts)
diff --git a/spec/lexers/eex_spec.rb b/spec/lexers/eex_spec.rb
index 102f0fb255..e7c37e0971 100644
--- a/spec/lexers/eex_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lexers/eex_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     it 'guesses by filename' do
       assert_guess :filename => 'foo.eex'
       assert_guess :filename => 'foo.html.eex'
+      assert_guess :filename => 'foo.html.leex'
     end
   end
 end