diff --git a/tl.lua b/tl.lua
index e8eb2ea8..13b1b22f 100644
--- a/tl.lua
+++ b/tl.lua
@@ -6947,6 +6947,10 @@ tl.search_module = function(module_name, search_dtl)
    if found then
       return found, fd
    end
+   found, fd, tried = search_for(module_name, ".lax.tl", path, tried)
+   if found then
+      return found, fd
+   end
    found, fd, tried = search_for(module_name, ".lua", path, tried)
    if found then
       return found, fd
diff --git a/tl.tl b/tl.tl
index d9a4f11e..eea87716 100644
--- a/tl.tl
+++ b/tl.tl
@@ -6947,6 +6947,10 @@ tl.search_module = function(module_name: string, search_dtl: boolean): string, F
    if found then
       return found, fd
    end
+   found, fd, tried = search_for(module_name, ".lax.tl", path, tried)
+   if found then
+      return found, fd
+   end
    found, fd, tried = search_for(module_name, ".lua", path, tried)
    if found then
       return found, fd