diff --git a/bindep/depends.py b/bindep/depends.py
index 2066d41..0ad3c86 100644
--- a/bindep/depends.py
+++ b/bindep/depends.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class Depends(object):
                            "redhatenterpriseserver",
                            "redhatenterpriseworkstation",
                            "fedora",
-                           "opensuseproject", "opensuse",
+                           "opensuseproject", "opensuse", "opensuse-leap",
                            "opensuse-tumbleweed", "sles", "suselinux"]:
             # Distro aliases
             if distro_id in ["redhatenterpriseserver",
diff --git a/bindep/tests/fixtures/opensuseleap15/etc/os-release b/bindep/tests/fixtures/opensuseleap15/etc/os-release
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a519419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindep/tests/fixtures/opensuseleap15/etc/os-release
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+NAME="openSUSE Leap"
+VERSION="15.0"
+ID="opensuse-leap"
+ID_LIKE="suse opensuse"
+VERSION_ID="15.0"
+PRETTY_NAME="openSUSE Leap 15.0"
+ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
+CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:opensuse:leap:15.0"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.opensuse.org"
+HOME_URL="https://www.opensuse.org/"
diff --git a/bindep/tests/test_depends.py b/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
index a737ac2..64fc7cd 100644
--- a/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
+++ b/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
@@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ class TestDepends(TestCase):
             self.assertThat(platform_profiles,
                             Contains("platform:suse"))
 
+    def test_detects_opensuse_leap15(self):
+        with DistroFixture("openSUSEleap15"):
+            depends = Depends("")
+            platform_profiles = depends.platform_profiles()
+            self.assertThat(platform_profiles,
+                            Contains("platform:opensuse"))
+            self.assertThat(platform_profiles,
+                            Contains("platform:suse"))
+
     def test_detects_suse_linux(self):
         with DistroFixture("SLES"):
             depends = Depends("")
@@ -256,6 +265,13 @@ class TestDepends(TestCase):
                 depends.platform_profiles(), Contains("platform:rpm"))
             self.assertIsInstance(depends.platform, Rpm)
 
+    def test_opensuse_leap15_implies_rpm(self):
+        with DistroFixture("openSUSEleap15"):
+            depends = Depends("")
+            self.assertThat(
+                depends.platform_profiles(), Contains("platform:rpm"))
+            self.assertIsInstance(depends.platform, Rpm)
+
     def test_suse_linux_implies_rpm(self):
         with DistroFixture("SLES"):
             depends = Depends("")