diff --git a/lib/hexo/default_config.js b/lib/hexo/default_config.js
index ecf688faf8..3ef8cdd87d 100644
--- a/lib/hexo/default_config.js
+++ b/lib/hexo/default_config.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ module.exports = {
     tab_replace: '',
     wrap: true,
     exclude_languages: [],
+    language_attr: false,
     hljs: false
   },
   prismjs: {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/filter/before_post_render/backtick_code_block.js b/lib/plugins/filter/before_post_render/backtick_code_block.js
index 6d3b7ed1ee..871146c42e 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/filter/before_post_render/backtick_code_block.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/filter/before_post_render/backtick_code_block.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function backtickCodeBlock(data) {
         tab: hljsCfg.tab_replace,
         wrap: hljsCfg.wrap,
         lang,
+        languageAttr: hljsCfg.language_attr,
         caption
       };
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/tag/code.js b/lib/plugins/tag/code.js
index 4b2fdd07f0..63d16743c3 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/tag/code.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/tag/code.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const rCaption = /\S[\S\s]*/;
 function parseArgs(args) {
   const _else = [];
   const len = args.length;
-  let lang,
+  let lang, language_attr,
     line_number, line_threshold, wrap;
   let firstLine = 1;
   const mark = [];
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ function parseArgs(args) {
         }
         break;
       }
+      case 'language_attr': {
+        language_attr = value === 'true';
+        break;
+      }
       default: {
         _else.push(args[i]);
       }
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ function parseArgs(args) {
 
   return {
     lang,
+    language_attr,
     firstLine,
     caption,
     line_number,
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ module.exports = ctx => function codeTag(args, content) {
     return `<pre><code>${escapeHTML(content)}</code></pre>`;
   }
 
-  const { lang, firstLine, caption, line_number, line_threshold, mark, wrap } = parseArgs(args);
+  const { lang, language_attr, firstLine, caption, line_number, line_threshold, mark, wrap } = parseArgs(args);
 
   if (prismjsCfg.enable) {
     const shouldUseLineNumbers = typeof line_number !== 'undefined' ? line_number : prismjsCfg.line_number;
@@ -185,7 +190,8 @@ module.exports = ctx => function codeTag(args, content) {
       mark,
       tab: hljsCfg.tab_replace,
       autoDetect: hljsCfg.auto_detect,
-      wrap: typeof wrap === 'boolean' ? wrap : hljsCfg.wrap
+      wrap: typeof wrap === 'boolean' ? wrap : hljsCfg.wrap,
+      languageAttr: typeof language_attr === 'boolean' ? language_attr : hljsCfg.language_attr
     };
 
     if (!highlight) highlight = require('hexo-util').highlight;
diff --git a/lib/plugins/tag/include_code.js b/lib/plugins/tag/include_code.js
index a7cd9f6c3a..a024d81ac2 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/tag/include_code.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/tag/include_code.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ module.exports = ctx => function includeCodeTag(args) {
 
       const hljsOptions = {
         lang,
+        languageAttr: hljsCfg.language_attr,
         caption,
         gutter: hljsCfg.line_number && lines.length > line_threshold,
         hljs: hljsCfg.hljs,
diff --git a/test/scripts/tags/code.js b/test/scripts/tags/code.js
index acf954815b..4a1220f9c1 100644
--- a/test/scripts/tags/code.js
+++ b/test/scripts/tags/code.js
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ describe('code', () => {
         wrap: true
       }));
     });
+
+    it('language_attr', () => {
+      const result = code('lang:js language_attr:true', fixture);
+      result.should.eql(highlight(fixture, {
+        lang: 'js',
+        languageAttr: true
+      }));
+    });
   });
 
   describe('prismjs', () => {
diff --git a/test/scripts/tags/include_code.js b/test/scripts/tags/include_code.js
index 040b172098..48af4a33c2 100644
--- a/test/scripts/tags/include_code.js
+++ b/test/scripts/tags/include_code.js
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ describe('include_code', () => {
       result.should.eql(expected);
     });
 
+    it('language_attr', async () => {
+      const original = hexo.config.highlight.language_attr;
+      hexo.config.highlight.language_attr = true;
+
+      const expected = highlight(fixture, {
+        lang: 'js',
+        caption: '<span>Hello world</span><a href="/downloads/code/test.js">view raw</a>',
+        languageAttr: true
+      });
+
+      const result = await code('Hello world lang:js test.js');
+      result.should.eql(expected);
+
+      hexo.config.highlight.language_attr = original;
+    });
+
     it('from', async () => {
       const fixture = [
         '}'