diff --git a/lib/rouge/lexers/json_doc.rb b/lib/rouge/lexers/json_doc.rb
index d27bd7bac8..c243709100 100644
--- a/lib/rouge/lexers/json_doc.rb
+++ b/lib/rouge/lexers/json_doc.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module Lexers
     class JSONDOC < JSON
       desc "JavaScript Object Notation with extensions for documentation"
       tag 'json-doc'
+      aliases 'jsonc'
 
       prepend :name do
         rule %r/([$\w]+)(\s*)(:)/ do