diff --git a/packages/astro/src/remark/import-file.ts b/packages/astro/src/remark/import-file.ts
index 6b3acba22..3db677db7 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/remark/import-file.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/remark/import-file.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export function remarkImportFilePlugin(options: RemarkImportFilePluginOptions) {
 
           if (content) {
             node.value = content;
+            node.meta ||= '';
+            node.meta += ' path=' + node.lang;
             node.lang = path.extname(relativeFilePath).slice(1);
           }
         }