diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 896cf7a..bb76ca7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Usage: diff2html [options] -- [diff args]
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | -s  | --style |  Output style | `line`, `side` | `line` |
 | --sc | --synchronisedScroll | Synchronised horizontal scroll | `true`, `false` | `true` |
+| --hc | --highlightCode | Highlight code | `true`, `false` | `true` |
 | --su | --summary | Show files summary | `closed`, `open`, `hidden` | `closed` |
 | --lm | --matching | Diff line matching type | `lines`, `words`, `none` | `none` |
 | --lmt | --matchWordsThreshold | Diff line matching word threshold | | `0.25` |
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 72a0b67..e206de0 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function prepareHTML(diffHTMLContent: string, config: Configuration): string {
     .replace("<!--diff2html-js-ui-->", `<script>\n${jsUiContent}\n</script>`)
     .replace("//diff2html-fileListCloseable", `diff2htmlUi.fileListCloseable("#diff", ${config.showFilesOpen});`)
     .replace("//diff2html-synchronisedScroll", `diff2htmlUi.synchronisedScroll("#diff", ${config.synchronisedScroll});`)
+    .replace("//diff2html-highlightCode", config.highlightCode ? `diff2htmlUi.highlightCode("#diff");` : "")
     .replace("<!--diff2html-diff-->", diffHTMLContent);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index 9356ee2..958c051 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function parseArgv(argv: Argv): [Diff2Html.Options, Configuration] {
   const configuration: Configuration = {
     showFilesOpen: argv.summary === "open" || false,
     synchronisedScroll: argv.synchronisedScroll,
+    highlightCode: argv.highlightCode,
     formatType: argv.format,
     outputDestinationType: argv.output,
     outputDestinationFile: argv.file,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 9fa8502..09f9276 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ export type InputType = "file" | "command" | "stdin";
 export type OutputType = "preview" | "stdout";
 export type DiffyType = "browser" | "pbcopy" | "print";
 
-export interface Configuration {
+export type Configuration = {
   synchronisedScroll: boolean;
   showFilesOpen: boolean;
+  highlightCode: boolean;
   formatType: FormatType;
   outputDestinationType: OutputType;
   outputDestinationFile?: string;
@@ -16,4 +17,4 @@ export interface Configuration {
   diffyType?: DiffyType;
   htmlWrapperTemplate: string;
   ignore: string[];
-}
+};
diff --git a/src/yargs.ts b/src/yargs.ts
index b54fdbd..79135a5 100644
--- a/src/yargs.ts
+++ b/src/yargs.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import * as yargs from "yargs";
 
 import { StyleType, SummaryType, LineMatchingType, FormatType, InputType, OutputType, DiffyType } from "./types";
 
-export interface Argv {
+export type Argv = {
   style: StyleType;
   synchronisedScroll: boolean;
+  highlightCode: boolean;
   summary: SummaryType;
   matching: LineMatchingType;
   matchWordsThreshold: number;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export interface Argv {
   htmlWrapperTemplate?: string;
   ignore?: string[];
   extraArguments: string[];
-}
+};
 
 export function setup(): Argv {
   const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ export function setup(): Argv {
         default: true
       }
     })
+    .options({
+      highlightCode: {
+        alias: "hc",
+        describe: "Highlight Code",
+        type: "boolean",
+        default: true
+      }
+    })
     .options({
       summary: {
         alias: "su",
@@ -170,7 +179,7 @@ export function setup(): Argv {
     .strict(true)
     .recommendCommands().argv;
 
-  // HACK: Forcing conversions to better types here, since choices types are enforced in the beggining
+  // HACK: Forcing conversions to better types here, since choices types are enforced in the beginning
   return {
     ...argv,
     style: argv.style as StyleType,
diff --git a/template.html b/template.html
index 12c0916..0318981 100644
--- a/template.html
+++ b/template.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         var diff2htmlUi = new Diff2HtmlUI();
         //diff2html-fileListCloseable
         //diff2html-synchronisedScroll
-        diff2htmlUi.highlightCode("#diff");
+        //diff2html-highlightCode
       });
     </script>
   </head>