diff --git a/apps/typegpu-docs/src/content/docs/apis/utils.mdx b/apps/typegpu-docs/src/content/docs/apis/utils.mdx
index 3d9060a32e..534e4b0769 100644
--- a/apps/typegpu-docs/src/content/docs/apis/utils.mdx
+++ b/apps/typegpu-docs/src/content/docs/apis/utils.mdx
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ Use an `if` statement for those cases.
 TypeGPU exposes two standard-library probes for code that needs to adapt to its execution environment:
 
 - `std.isBeingTranspiled()` tells a direct `'use gpu'` callee whether it is currently being transpiled.
-- `std.getTargetShaderLanguage()` returns `'wgsl'` during WGSL resolution and `undefined` otherwise.
+- `std.getTargetShaderLanguage()` returns the name of the shader language being generated (usually `'wgsl'`)
+  if it's called during shader generation, and `undefined` otherwise.
 
 ```ts twoslash
 import { tgpu, d, std } from 'typegpu';
@@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ Their behavior in each environment is:
 | Environment | `isBeingTranspiled()` | `getTargetShaderLanguage()` |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | Normal JavaScript | `false` | `undefined` |
-| Direct `'use gpu'` callee being transpiled | `true` | `'wgsl'` |
-| Inside `tgpu.comptime` | `false` | `'wgsl'` during resolution; otherwise `undefined` |
-| Inside `tgpu.lazy` | `false` | `'wgsl'` |
+| Direct `'use gpu'` callee being transpiled | `true` | name of the shader language, e.g. `'wgsl'` |
+| Inside `tgpu.comptime` | `false` | during resolution, name of the shader language, e.g. `'wgsl'`; otherwise `undefined` |
+| Inside `tgpu.lazy` | `false` | name of the shader language, e.g. `'wgsl'` |
 | Inside `tgpu['~unstable'].simulate` | `false` | `undefined` |
 
 These probes are intended for environment-specific implementation choices.
diff --git a/packages/typegpu-gl/src/glslGenerator.ts b/packages/typegpu-gl/src/glslGenerator.ts
index 82850c284e..c240b942e1 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu-gl/src/glslGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu-gl/src/glslGenerator.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ export class GlslGenerator extends WgslGenerator {
   #functionType: TgpuShaderStage | 'normal' | undefined;
   #entryFnState: EntryFnState | undefined;
 
+  static {
+    GlslGenerator.prototype.languageKey = 'glsl';
+  }
+
   override typeAnnotation(data: d.BaseData): string {
     // For WGSL identity types (scalars, vectors, common matrices), map to GLSL directly.
     if (!d.isLooseData(data)) {
diff --git a/packages/typegpu-gl/tests/glslGenerator.test.ts b/packages/typegpu-gl/tests/glslGenerator.test.ts
index e72a8d7d03..c0f67f7936 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu-gl/tests/glslGenerator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu-gl/tests/glslGenerator.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { tgpu, d } from 'typegpu';
+import { tgpu, d, std } from 'typegpu';
 import { glOptions } from '@typegpu/gl';
 import { translateWgslTypeToGlsl } from '../src/glslGenerator.ts';
 
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ describe('translateWgslTypeToGlsl', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('GlslGenerator', () => {
+  it('reports "glsl" as the language', () => {
+    function foo() {
+      'use gpu';
+      return std.getTargetShaderLanguage() === 'glsl';
+    }
+
+    expect(tgpu.resolve([foo], glOptions())).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "bool foo() {
+        return true;
+      }"
+    `);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('GlslGenerator - variable declarations', () => {
   it('generates GLSL-style variable declarations for JS function', () => {
     const main = () => {
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/std/environment.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/std/environment.ts
index 411c125eec..5b26bd0d45 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/src/std/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/src/std/environment.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ impl[$gpuCallable] = {
 export const isBeingTranspiled = impl;
 
 /**
- * Returns `wgsl` if invoked during the resolution process; otherwise, returns `undefined`.
+ * If invoked during the resolution process, it returns the name of the shader language that
+ * is ultimately being generated (usually `wgsl`); otherwise, returns `undefined`.
  *
  * @example
- * const f = () => {
+ * function f() {
  *   'use gpu';
  *   return getTargetShaderLanguage() === 'wgsl';
  * };
@@ -48,14 +49,15 @@ export const isBeingTranspiled = impl;
  * }
  *
  * @note
- * Inside `lazy`, it always returns `wgsl`.
  * Inside `simulate`, it always returns `undefined`.
- * Inside `comptime`, it returns `wgsl` if called during the resolution process; otherwise, `undefined`.
+ *
+ * Inside `comptime`, it returns the shader language that is ultimately
+ * being generated (usually `wgsl`) if called during the resolution process; otherwise, `undefined`.
  */
 export const getTargetShaderLanguage = comptime((() => {
   const ctx = getResolutionCtx();
   if (!ctx) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  return getExecMode().type !== 'simulate' ? 'wgsl' : undefined;
+  return getExecMode().type !== 'simulate' ? ctx.gen.languageKey : undefined;
 }) as () => string | undefined);
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/shaderGenerator.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/shaderGenerator.ts
index 04ee023ccd..351d4ccf99 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/shaderGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/shaderGenerator.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export interface VariableDefinitionOptions {
  * shader code in the target language (WGSL, GLSL, etc.).
  */
 export interface ShaderGenerator {
+  readonly languageKey: string;
+
   initGenerator(ctx: GenerationCtx): void;
 
   declareGlobalConst(options: ConstantDefinitionOptions): ResolvedSnippet;
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts
index 1399436130..57577869a9 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ export class WgslGenerator implements ShaderGenerator {
   // used to detect `continue` and `break` nodes in loop body
   #unrolling = false;
 
+  // prototype properties
+  declare languageKey: string;
+
+  static {
+    WgslGenerator.prototype.languageKey = 'wgsl';
+  }
+
   public initGenerator(ctx: GenerationCtx) {
     this.#ctx = ctx;
   }