diff --git a/frontend/static/languages/code_luau.json b/frontend/static/languages/code_luau.json
index e65c352d6934..457e1eff7cb1 100644
--- a/frontend/static/languages/code_luau.json
+++ b/frontend/static/languages/code_luau.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "string",
     "table",
     "task",
-    "utf8"
+    "utf8",
+    "buffer"
   ]
 }