diff --git a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go
index 1baa9053e9..d31c112c45 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/scanners/terraform/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -164,6 +164,25 @@ check "cats_mittens_is_special" {
 	require.NotNil(t, checkBlocks[0].GetBlock("assert"))
 }
 
+// Test_OpenTofuLanguageBlock: see https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/issues/10906
+func Test_OpenTofuLanguageBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := testutil.CreateFS(map[string]string{
+		"main.tofu": `
+language {
+  compatible_with {
+    opentofu = ">= 1.12"
+  }
+}
+`,
+	})
+
+	parser := New(fs, "", OptionStopOnHCLError(true))
+	require.NoError(t, parser.ParseFS(t.Context(), "."))
+
+	_, err := parser.Load(t.Context())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func Test_Modules(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fs := testutil.CreateFS(map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/iac/terraform/schema.go b/pkg/iac/terraform/schema.go
index dcedda7c00..a9fbec5904 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/terraform/schema.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/terraform/schema.go
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ var Schema = &hcl.BodySchema{
 		{
 			Type: "terraform",
 		},
+		{
+			// language declares OpenTofu/language compatibility constraints.
+			// Introduced in OpenTofu v1.12: https://opentofu.org/docs/language/settings/#language-compatibility
+			Type: "language",
+		},
 		{
 			Type: "required_providers",
 		},