diff --git a/identify/extensions.py b/identify/extensions.py
index 7d17d166..74c6609f 100644
--- a/identify/extensions.py
+++ b/identify/extensions.py
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@
     'MAINTAINERS': EXTENSIONS['txt'],
     'Makefile': EXTENSIONS['mk'],
     'meson.build': EXTENSIONS['meson'],
-    'meson_options.txt': EXTENSIONS['meson'],
+    'meson.options': EXTENSIONS['meson'] | {'meson-options'},
+    'meson_options.txt': EXTENSIONS['meson'] | {'meson-options'},
     'makefile': EXTENSIONS['mk'],
     'NEWS': EXTENSIONS['txt'],
     'NOTICE': EXTENSIONS['txt'],
diff --git a/tests/identify_test.py b/tests/identify_test.py
index 47b9b3ba..fb372bab 100644
--- a/tests/identify_test.py
+++ b/tests/identify_test.py
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ def test_tags_from_path_plist_text(tmpdir):
         ('build.jenkins', {'text', 'groovy', 'jenkins'}),
         ('build.jenkinsfile', {'text', 'groovy', 'jenkins'}),
         ('meson.build', {'text', 'meson'}),
-        ('meson_options.txt', {'text', 'plain-text', 'meson'}),
+        ('meson.options', {'text', 'meson', 'meson-options'}),
+        (
+            'meson_options.txt',
+            {'text', 'plain-text', 'meson', 'meson-options'},
+        ),
         ('Vagrantfile', {'text', 'ruby'}),
         ('Tiltfile', {'text', 'tiltfile'}),
         ('Tiltfile.abc', {'text', 'tiltfile'}),