diff --git a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/configurations/stimulus.rb b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/configurations/stimulus.rb
index 053f73d36..67442628e 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/configurations/stimulus.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/configurations/stimulus.rb
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 
       import controllers from "./controllers/**/*.{js,js.rb}"
       Object.entries(controllers).forEach(([filename, controller]) => {
-        if (filename.includes("_controller.")) {
+        if (filename.includes("_controller.") || filename.includes("-controller.")) {
           const identifier = filename.replace("./controllers/", "")
-            .replace(/_controller\..*$/, "")
+            .replace(/[_\-]controller\..*$/, "")
+            .replace("_", "-")
             .replace("/", "--")
 
           Stimulus.register(identifier, controller.default)