diff --git a/lua/lspconfig/configs.lua b/lua/lspconfig/configs.lua
index e74570f11e..2ed8308b9b 100644
--- a/lua/lspconfig/configs.lua
+++ b/lua/lspconfig/configs.lua
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ function configs.__newindex(t, config_name, config_def)
       on_new_config = { user_config.on_new_config, 'f', true },
       on_attach = { user_config.on_attach, 'f', true },
       commands = { user_config.commands, 't', true },
+      shebangs = { user_config.shebangs, 't', true },
     }
     if user_config.commands then
       for k, v in pairs(user_config.commands) do
@@ -158,6 +159,21 @@ function configs.__newindex(t, config_name, config_def)
               end
             end
           end
+        elseif config.shebangs and #config.shebangs ~= 0 then
+          if not api.nvim_buf_is_valid(bufnr) or (#bufname ~= 0 and not util.bufname_valid(bufname)) then
+            return
+          end
+          local maybeshebang = api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, 0, 1, false)[1]
+          if not maybeshebang:match '^#!' then
+            return
+          end
+          for _, shebang in ipairs(config.shebangs) do
+            if maybeshebang:find(shebang) then
+              local pseudo_root = #bufname == 0 and pwd or util.path.dirname(util.path.sanitize(bufname))
+              M.manager.add(pseudo_root, true, bufnr)
+              break
+            end
+          end
         elseif config.single_file_support then
           -- This allows on_new_config to use the parent directory of the file
           -- Effectively this is the root from lspconfig's perspective, as we use
@@ -299,6 +315,18 @@ function configs.__newindex(t, config_name, config_def)
 
         if root_dir then
           manager.add(root_dir, false, bufnr)
+        elseif config.shebangs and #config.shebangs ~= 0 then
+          local maybeshebang = api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, 0, 1, false)[1]
+          if not maybeshebang:match '^#!' then
+            return
+          end
+          for _, shebang in ipairs(config.shebangs) do
+            if maybeshebang:find(shebang) then
+              local pseudo_root = #bufname == 0 and pwd or util.path.dirname(buf_path)
+              manager.add(pseudo_root, true, bufnr)
+              break
+            end
+          end
         elseif config.single_file_support then
           local pseudo_root = #bufname == 0 and pwd or util.path.dirname(buf_path)
           manager.add(pseudo_root, true, bufnr)