diff --git a/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak b/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak
index 65ef2bdc..32080b6e 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ add-highlighter shared/kakrc/double_string/escape regex '""' 0:default+b
 add-highlighter shared/kakrc/single_string/fill fill string
 add-highlighter shared/kakrc/single_string/escape regex "''" 0:default+b
 
+add-highlighter shared/kak ref kakrc
+
 # Commands
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
diff --git a/rc/filetype/markdown.kak b/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
index 599dfd5d..f201770a 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=markdown %{
 }
 
 hook -group markdown-load-languages global WinSetOption filetype=markdown %{
-    hook -group markdown-load-languages window NormalIdle .* markdown-load-languages
-    hook -group markdown-load-languages window InsertIdle .* markdown-load-languages
+    markdown-load-languages '%'
+}
+
+hook -group markdown-load-languages global WinSetOption filetype=markdown %{
+    hook -group markdown-load-languages window NormalIdle .* %{markdown-load-languages gtGbGl}
+    hook -group markdown-load-languages window InsertIdle .* %{markdown-load-languages gtGbGl}
 }
 
 
@@ -46,32 +50,16 @@ add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/g default-region group
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/g/ ref markdown/inline
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/g/marker regex ^\h*([-*])\s 1:bullet
 
-evaluate-commands %sh{
-  languages="
-    awk c cabal clojure coffee cpp crystal css cucumber d diff dockerfile elixir erlang fish
-    gas go haml haskell html ini java javascript json julia kak kickstart
-    latex lisp lua makefile markdown moon objc ocaml perl pug python ragel
-    ruby rust sass scala scss sh swift toml tupfile typescript yaml sql
-  "
-  for lang in ${languages}; do
-    [ "${lang}" = kak ] && ref=kakrc || ref="${lang}"
-    printf 'add-highlighter shared/markdown/%s region -match-capture ^(\h*)```\h*(%s\\b|\\{[.=]?%s\\})   ^(\h*)``` regions\n' "${lang}" "${lang}" "${lang}"
-    printf 'add-highlighter shared/markdown/%s/ default-region fill meta\n' "${lang}"
-    printf 'add-highlighter shared/markdown/%s/inner region \A\h*```[^\\n]*\K (?=```) ref %s\n' "${lang}" "${ref}"
-    printf 'add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/%s region -match-capture ^(\h*)```\h*(%s\\b|\\{[.=]?%s\\})   ^(\h*)``` regions\n' "${lang}" "${lang}" "${lang}"
-    printf 'add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/%s/ default-region fill meta\n' "${lang}"
-    printf 'add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/%s/inner region \A\h*```[^\\n]*\K (?=```) ref %s\n' "${lang}" "${ref}"
-  done
-}
-
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/codeblock region -match-capture \
     ^(\h*)```\h* \
     ^(\h*)```\h*$ \
-    fill meta
+    regions
+add-highlighter shared/markdown/codeblock/ default-region fill meta
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/codeblock region -match-capture \
     ^(\h*)```\h* \
     ^(\h*)```\h*$ \
-    fill meta
+    regions
+add-highlighter shared/markdown/listblock/codeblock/ default-region fill meta
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/codeline region "^( {4}|\t)" "$" fill meta
 
 # https://spec.commonmark.org/0.29/#link-destination
@@ -103,6 +91,21 @@ add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex "\H( {2,})$" 1:+r@meta
 # Commands
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
+define-command markdown-load-languages -params 1 %{
+    evaluate-commands -draft %{ try %{
+        execute-keys "%arg{1}s```\h*\{?[.=]?\K\w+<ret>" # }
+        evaluate-commands -itersel %{ try %{
+            require-module %val{selection}
+            add-highlighter "shared/markdown/codeblock/%val{selection}" region -match-capture "^(\h*)```\h*(%val{selection}\b|\{[.=]?%val{selection}\})" ^(\h*)``` regions
+            add-highlighter "shared/markdown/codeblock/%val{selection}/" default-region fill meta
+            add-highlighter "shared/markdown/codeblock/%val{selection}/inner" region \A\h*```[^\n]*\K (?=```) ref %val{selection}
+            add-highlighter "shared/markdown/listblock/codeblock/%val{selection}" region -match-capture "^(\h*)```\h*(%val{selection}\b|\{[.=]?%val{selection}\})" ^(\h*)``` regions
+            add-highlighter "shared/markdown/listblock/codeblock/%val{selection}/" default-region fill meta
+            add-highlighter "shared/markdown/listblock/codeblock/%val{selection}/inner" region \A\h*```[^\n]*\K (?=```) ref %val{selection}
+        }}
+    }}
+}
+
 define-command -hidden markdown-trim-indent %{
     evaluate-commands -no-hooks -draft -itersel %{
         execute-keys x
@@ -124,11 +127,4 @@ define-command -hidden markdown-indent-on-new-line %{
     }
 }
 
-define-command -hidden markdown-load-languages %{
-    evaluate-commands -draft %{ try %{
-        execute-keys 'gtGbGls```\h*\{?[.=]?\K[^}\s]+<ret>'
-        evaluate-commands -itersel %{ try %{ require-module %val{selection} } }
-    }}
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak b/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak
index b1a69806..7853b301 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=restructuredtext %{
     require-module restructuredtext
 }
 
+hook -group restructuredtext-load-languages global WinSetOption filetype=restructuredtext %{
+    restructuredtext-load-languages '%'
+}
+
+hook -group restructuredtext-load-languages global WinSetOption filetype=restructuredtext %{
+    hook -group restructuredtext-load-languages window NormalIdle .* %{restructuredtext-load-languages gtGbGl}
+    hook -group restructuredtext-load-languages window InsertIdle .* %{restructuredtext-load-languages gtGbGl}
+}
+
 hook -group restructuredtext-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=restructuredtext %{
     add-highlighter window/restructuredtext ref restructuredtext
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/restructuredtext }
@@ -26,17 +35,6 @@ add-highlighter shared/restructuredtext regions
 add-highlighter shared/restructuredtext/content default-region group
 add-highlighter shared/restructuredtext/code region ::\h*\n ^(?=\S)  fill meta
 
-evaluate-commands %sh{
-    for ft in c cabal clojure coffee cpp css cucumber ddiff dockerfile \
-              fish gas go haml haskell html ini java javascript json \
-              julia kak kickstart latex lisp lua makefile moon objc \
-              perl pug python ragel ruby rust sass scala scss sh swift \
-              tupfile yaml; do
-        if [ "$ft" = kak ]; then ref="kakrc"; else ref="$ft"; fi
-        printf 'add-highlighter shared/restructuredtext/%s region %s %s ref %s\n' "$ft" "\.\.\h*code-block::\h*$ft\h*\n" '^(?=\S)' "$ref"
-    done
-}
-
 # Setext-style header
 # Valid header characters:
 # # ! " $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~
@@ -79,4 +77,16 @@ add-highlighter shared/restructuredtext/content/ regex [^*](\*\*([^\s*]|([^\s*][
 add-highlighter shared/restructuredtext/content/ regex [^*](\*([^\s*]|([^\s*][^*]*[^\s*]))\*)[^*] 1:+i
 add-highlighter shared/restructuredtext/content/ regex [^`](``([^\s`]|([^\s`][^`]*[^\s`]))``)[^`] 1:mono
 
+define-command restructuredtext-load-languages -params 1 %{
+    evaluate-commands -draft %{ try %{
+        execute-keys "%arg{1}s^\.\.\h*code-block::\h*\K\w+<ret>"
+        evaluate-commands -itersel %{ try %{
+            require-module %val{selection}
+            add-highlighter "shared/restructuredtext/%val{selection}" region "\.\.\h*code-block::\h*%val{selection}\h*\n" '^(?=\S)' regions
+            add-highlighter "shared/restructuredtext/%val{selection}/" default-region fill meta
+            add-highlighter "shared/restructuredtext/%val{selection}/inner" region \A\.\.\h*code-block::[^\n]*\K '^(?=\S)' ref %val{selection}
+        }}
+    }}
+}
+
 }