diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
index fb3124c0..0c6ad78d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/editor.js.erb
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ configureEditors: function () {
   },
 
   isActiveFileRunnable: function () {
-    return this.isActiveFileExecutable() && ['main_file', 'user_defined_file'].includes(this.active_frame.data('role'));
+    return this.isActiveFileExecutable() && ['main_file', 'user_defined_file', 'executable_file'].includes(this.active_frame.data('role'));
   },
 
   isActiveFileStoppable: function () {
diff --git a/app/models/code_ocean/file.rb b/app/models/code_ocean/file.rb
index a68b585b..3ee30afa 100644
--- a/app/models/code_ocean/file.rb
+++ b/app/models/code_ocean/file.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module CodeOcean
     include DefaultValues
 
     DEFAULT_WEIGHT = 1.0
-    ROLES = %w(main_file reference_implementation regular_file teacher_defined_test user_defined_file user_defined_test)
+    ROLES = %w(main_file reference_implementation regular_file executable_file teacher_defined_test user_defined_file user_defined_test)
     TEACHER_DEFINED_ROLES = ROLES - %w(user_defined_file)
 
     after_initialize :set_default_values
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index 477083cf..ea375c96 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ de:
       main_file: Hauptdatei
       reference_implementation: Referenzimplementierung
       regular_file: Normale Datei
+      executable_file: Ausführbare Datei (analog zur Hauptdatei)
       teacher_defined_test: Test als Bewertungsgrundlage
       user_defined_file: Benutzerdefinierte Datei
       user_defined_test: Benutzerdefinierter Test
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 1f12928c..a3553529 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ en:
       main_file: Main File
       reference_implementation: Reference Implementation
       regular_file: Regular File
+      executable_file: Executable File (similar to Main File)
       teacher_defined_test: Test for Assessment
       user_defined_file: User-defined File
       user_defined_test: User-defined Test