diff --git a/src/syntax.rs b/src/syntax.rs
index c450ef4..eb6eadf 100644
--- a/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/src/syntax.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,143 @@
-use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::OnceLock};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap, error::Error, fs, path::Path, sync::OnceLock};
 
 use tracing::{info, warn};
+use tree_house::{
+    InjectionLanguageMarker, Language, LanguageConfig, LanguageLoader, highlighter::Highlight,
+    read_query,
+};
+use tree_house_bindings::Grammar;
 use typst::foundations::{Func, NativeFunc, func};
 
 use crate::AppConfig;
 
 static REGISTRY: OnceLock<LanguageRegistry> = OnceLock::new();
 
-struct LanguageRegistry {}
+/// Class names used in highlighted code.
+const HIGHLIGHT_NAMES: &[&str] = &[
+    "attribute",
+    "comment",
+    "comment.block",
+    "comment.line",
+    "constant",
+    "constant.builtin",
+    "constructor",
+    "function",
+    "function.builtin",
+    "function.macro",
+    "function.method",
+    "keyword",
+    "keyword.control",
+    "keyword.operator",
+    "label",
+    "namespace",
+    "number",
+    "operator",
+    "property",
+    "punctuation",
+    "punctuation.bracket",
+    "punctuation.delimiter",
+    "special",
+    "string",
+    "string.special",
+    "tag",
+    "type",
+    "type.builtin",
+    "variable",
+    "variable.builtin",
+    "variable.parameter",
+];
+
+/// Get the longest matching highlight name for a given scope.
+fn highlight_for_scope(scope: &str) -> Option<Highlight> {
+    let mut candidate = scope;
+    loop {
+        if let Some(i) = HIGHLIGHT_NAMES.iter().position(|&n| n == candidate) {
+            return Some(Highlight::new(i as u32));
+        }
+        match candidate.rfind('.') {
+            Some(dot) => candidate = &candidate[..dot],
+            None => return None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct LanguageRegistry {
+    by_name: HashMap<String, Language>,
+    configs: Vec<LanguageConfig>,
+}
 
 impl LanguageRegistry {
-    fn new(syntax_root: &PathBuf) -> Self {
-        Self {}
+    fn new(syntax_root: &Path) -> Self {
+        let mut by_name = HashMap::new();
+        let mut configs = Vec::new();
+
+        for entry in fs::read_dir(syntax_root).into_iter().flatten().flatten() {
+            let name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+            let so_path = entry.path().join(format!("{name}.so"));
+            if !so_path.exists() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            match load_language(&name, &entry.path(), syntax_root) {
+                Ok(config) => {
+                    by_name.insert(name, Language::new(configs.len() as u32));
+                    configs.push(config);
+                }
+                Err(e) => warn!("Failed to load grammar {name}: {e}"),
+            }
+        }
+
+        info!("Loaded {} syntax highlighting grammars", configs.len());
+        Self { by_name, configs }
+    }
+}
+
+fn load_language(
+    name: &str,
+    lang_dir: &Path,
+    syntax_root: &Path,
+) -> Result<LanguageConfig, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let grammar = unsafe { Grammar::new(name, &lang_dir.join(format!("{name}.so")))? };
+
+    let read = |kind: &str| {
+        read_query(name, |lang| {
+            fs::read_to_string(syntax_root.join(lang).join(format!("{kind}.scm")))
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+        })
+    };
+
+    let config = LanguageConfig::new(
+        grammar,
+        &read("highlights"),
+        &read("injections"),
+        &read("locals"),
+    )?;
+    config.configure(highlight_for_scope);
+
+    Ok(config)
+}
+
+impl LanguageLoader for LanguageRegistry {
+    fn language_for_marker(&self, marker: InjectionLanguageMarker<'_>) -> Option<Language> {
+        match marker {
+            InjectionLanguageMarker::Name(name) => self.by_name.get(name).copied(),
+            InjectionLanguageMarker::Match(text) => {
+                let name: Cow<str> = text.into();
+                self.by_name.get(name.as_ref()).copied()
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_config(&self, lang: Language) -> Option<&LanguageConfig> {
+        self.configs.get(lang.idx())
     }
 }
 
 pub fn init(config: &AppConfig) {
     match &config.syntax_root {
         Some(syntax_root) => {
-            info!("Loading syntax files");
+            info!("Loading syntax files from {}", syntax_root.display());
             REGISTRY.get_or_init(|| LanguageRegistry::new(syntax_root));
         }
         None => {