diff --git a/extensions/gleam/languages/gleam/runnables.scm b/extensions/gleam/languages/gleam/runnables.scm
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+; Functions with names ending in `_test`.
+; This matches the standalone test style used by Startest and Gleeunit.
+(
+    (function name: (_) @run
+        (#match? @run ".*_test$"))
+) @gleam-test
diff --git a/extensions/gleam/languages/gleam/tasks.json b/extensions/gleam/languages/gleam/tasks.json
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+[
+  {
+    "label": "gleam test $ZED_SYMBOL",
+    "command": "gleam",
+    "args": ["test", "--", "--test-name-filter=$ZED_SYMBOL"],
+    "tags": ["gleam-test"]
+  }
+]