diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc270b4..32a17c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ By now, orgize provides two features:
 
 + `chrono`: adds the ability to convert `Datetime` into `chrono` structs, disabled by default.
 
++ `syntect`: provides `SyntectHtmlHandler` for highlighting code block, disabled by default.
+
 ## License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/orgize/Cargo.toml b/orgize/Cargo.toml
index 38034a2..f7bde26 100644
--- a/orgize/Cargo.toml
+++ b/orgize/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ memchr = "2.2.1"
 nom = "5.0.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.100", optional = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_indextree = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
+syntect = { version = "3.2.1", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 pretty_assertions = "0.6.1"
 serde_json = "1.0.40"
 slugify = "0.1.0"
-syntect = "3.2.1"
diff --git a/orgize/examples/syntect.rs b/orgize/examples/syntect.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b9eda56..0000000
--- a/orgize/examples/syntect.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-use std::env::args;
-use std::fs;
-use std::io::{Error, Result, Write};
-use syntect::{
-    easy::HighlightLines,
-    highlighting::ThemeSet,
-    html::{styled_line_to_highlighted_html, IncludeBackground},
-    parsing::SyntaxSet,
-};
-
-use orgize::export::{DefaultHtmlHandler, HtmlHandler};
-use orgize::{Element, Org};
-
-pub struct SyntectHtmlHandler {
-    syntax_set: SyntaxSet,
-    theme_set: ThemeSet,
-    default_hanlder: DefaultHtmlHandler,
-}
-
-impl Default for SyntectHtmlHandler {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        SyntectHtmlHandler {
-            syntax_set: SyntaxSet::load_defaults_newlines(),
-            theme_set: ThemeSet::load_defaults(),
-            default_hanlder: DefaultHtmlHandler,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl SyntectHtmlHandler {
-    fn highlight(&self, language: Option<&str>, content: &str) -> String {
-        let mut highlighter = HighlightLines::new(
-            language
-                .and_then(|lang| self.syntax_set.find_syntax_by_token(lang))
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| self.syntax_set.find_syntax_plain_text()),
-            &self.theme_set.themes["InspiredGitHub"],
-        );
-        let regions = highlighter.highlight(content, &self.syntax_set);
-        styled_line_to_highlighted_html(&regions[..], IncludeBackground::No)
-    }
-}
-
-impl HtmlHandler<Error> for SyntectHtmlHandler {
-    fn start<W: Write>(&mut self, mut w: W, element: &Element<'_>) -> Result<()> {
-        match element {
-            Element::InlineSrc(inline_src) => write!(
-                w,
-                "<code>{}</code>",
-                self.highlight(Some(&inline_src.lang), &inline_src.body)
-            )?,
-            Element::SourceBlock(block) => {
-                if block.language.is_empty() {
-                    write!(w, "<pre class=\"example\">{}</pre>", block.contents)?;
-                } else {
-                    write!(
-                        w,
-                        "<div class=\"org-src-container\"><pre class=\"src src-{}\">{}</pre></div>",
-                        block.language,
-                        self.highlight(Some(&block.language), &block.contents)
-                    )?
-                }
-            }
-            Element::FixedWidth { value } => write!(
-                w,
-                "<pre class=\"example\">{}</pre>",
-                self.highlight(None, value)
-            )?,
-            Element::ExampleBlock(block) => write!(
-                w,
-                "<pre class=\"example\">{}</pre>",
-                self.highlight(None, &block.contents)
-            )?,
-            _ => self.default_hanlder.start(w, element)?,
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    let args: Vec<_> = args().collect();
-
-    if args.len() < 2 {
-        eprintln!("Usage: {} <org-file>", args[0]);
-    } else {
-        let contents = String::from_utf8(fs::read(&args[1]).unwrap()).unwrap();
-
-        let mut writer = Vec::new();
-        Org::parse(&contents)
-            .html_with_handler(&mut writer, SyntectHtmlHandler::default())
-            .unwrap();
-
-        println!("{}", String::from_utf8(writer).unwrap());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/orgize/src/export/html.rs b/orgize/src/export/html.rs
index 002db83..c15c0cc 100644
--- a/orgize/src/export/html.rs
+++ b/orgize/src/export/html.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::elements::Element;
 use jetscii::bytes;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io::{Error, Write};
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
 pub struct Escape<S: AsRef<str>>(pub S);
 
@@ -195,3 +196,93 @@ pub trait HtmlHandler<E: From<Error>> {
 pub struct DefaultHtmlHandler;
 
 impl HtmlHandler<Error> for DefaultHtmlHandler {}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "syntect")]
+pub mod syntect_feature {
+    use super::*;
+    use syntect::{
+        easy::HighlightLines,
+        highlighting::ThemeSet,
+        html::{styled_line_to_highlighted_html, IncludeBackground},
+        parsing::SyntaxSet,
+    };
+
+    pub struct SyntectHtmlHandler<E: From<Error>, H: HtmlHandler<E>> {
+        pub syntax_set: SyntaxSet,
+        pub theme_set: ThemeSet,
+        pub inner: H,
+        error_type: PhantomData<E>,
+    }
+
+    impl Default for SyntectHtmlHandler<Error, DefaultHtmlHandler> {
+        fn default() -> Self {
+            SyntectHtmlHandler {
+                syntax_set: SyntaxSet::load_defaults_newlines(),
+                theme_set: ThemeSet::load_defaults(),
+                inner: DefaultHtmlHandler,
+                error_type: PhantomData,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<E: From<Error>, H: HtmlHandler<E>> SyntectHtmlHandler<E, H> {
+        pub fn new(inner: H) -> Self {
+            SyntectHtmlHandler {
+                syntax_set: SyntaxSet::load_defaults_newlines(),
+                theme_set: ThemeSet::load_defaults(),
+                inner,
+                error_type: PhantomData,
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn highlight(&self, language: Option<&str>, content: &str) -> String {
+            let mut highlighter = HighlightLines::new(
+                language
+                    .and_then(|lang| self.syntax_set.find_syntax_by_token(lang))
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| self.syntax_set.find_syntax_plain_text()),
+                &self.theme_set.themes["InspiredGitHub"],
+            );
+            let regions = highlighter.highlight(content, &self.syntax_set);
+            styled_line_to_highlighted_html(&regions[..], IncludeBackground::No)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<E: From<Error>, H: HtmlHandler<E>> HtmlHandler<E> for SyntectHtmlHandler<E, H> {
+        fn start<W: Write>(&mut self, mut w: W, element: &Element<'_>) -> Result<(), E> {
+            match element {
+                Element::InlineSrc(inline_src) => write!(
+                    w,
+                    "<code>{}</code>",
+                    self.highlight(Some(&inline_src.lang), &inline_src.body)
+                )?,
+                Element::SourceBlock(block) => {
+                    if block.language.is_empty() {
+                        write!(w, "<pre class=\"example\">{}</pre>", block.contents)?;
+                    } else {
+                        write!(
+                        w,
+                        "<div class=\"org-src-container\"><pre class=\"src src-{}\">{}</pre></div>",
+                        block.language,
+                        self.highlight(Some(&block.language), &block.contents)
+                    )?
+                    }
+                }
+                Element::FixedWidth { value } => write!(
+                    w,
+                    "<pre class=\"example\">{}</pre>",
+                    self.highlight(None, value)
+                )?,
+                Element::ExampleBlock(block) => write!(
+                    w,
+                    "<pre class=\"example\">{}</pre>",
+                    self.highlight(None, &block.contents)
+                )?,
+                _ => self.inner.start(w, element)?,
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "syntect")]
+pub use syntect_feature::*;
diff --git a/orgize/src/export/mod.rs b/orgize/src/export/mod.rs
index eda548f..de5da3b 100644
--- a/orgize/src/export/mod.rs
+++ b/orgize/src/export/mod.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 pub mod html;
 pub mod org;
 
-pub use html::{DefaultHtmlHandler, HtmlHandler};
-pub use org::{DefaultOrgHandler, OrgHandler};
+pub use html::*;
+pub use org::*;
 
 use std::io::{Error, Write};
 
diff --git a/orgize/src/lib.rs b/orgize/src/lib.rs
index 37e67d1..9eec963 100644
--- a/orgize/src/lib.rs
+++ b/orgize/src/lib.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@
 //!
 //! + `chrono`: adds the ability to convert `Datetime` into `chrono` structs, disabled by default.
 //!
+//! + `syntect`: provides `SyntectHtmlHandler` for highlighting code block, disabled by default.
+//!
 //! # License
 //!
 //! MIT
diff --git a/orgize/src/org.rs b/orgize/src/org.rs
index 06bc33a..757e71d 100644
--- a/orgize/src/org.rs
+++ b/orgize/src/org.rs
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ impl<'a> Org<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn html<W: Write>(&self, wrtier: W) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.html_with_handler(wrtier, DefaultHtmlHandler)
+        self.html_with_handler(wrtier, &mut DefaultHtmlHandler)
     }
 
-    pub fn html_with_handler<W, H, E>(&self, mut writer: W, mut handler: H) -> Result<(), E>
+    pub fn html_with_handler<W, H, E>(&self, mut writer: W, handler: &mut H) -> Result<(), E>
     where
         W: Write,
         E: From<Error>,
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ impl<'a> Org<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn org<W: Write>(&self, wrtier: W) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.org_with_handler(wrtier, DefaultOrgHandler)
+        self.org_with_handler(wrtier, &mut DefaultOrgHandler)
     }
 
-    pub fn org_with_handler<W, H, E>(&self, mut writer: W, mut handler: H) -> Result<(), E>
+    pub fn org_with_handler<W, H, E>(&self, mut writer: W, handler: &mut H) -> Result<(), E>
     where
         W: Write,
         E: From<Error>,