diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6dedd8e232..dc62331aa8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ docs/LICENSE.md
 vuln.js
 man/marked.1
 marked.min.js
+test.js
diff --git a/docs/USING_PRO.md b/docs/USING_PRO.md
index b2c20718d6..6c7c2922c3 100644
--- a/docs/USING_PRO.md
+++ b/docs/USING_PRO.md
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ Hooks are methods that hook into some part of marked. The following hooks are av
 | `preprocess(markdown: string): string` | Process markdown before sending it to marked. |
 | `postprocess(html: string): string` | Process html after marked has finished parsing. |
 | `processAllTokens(tokens: Token[]): Token[]` | Process all tokens before walk tokens. |
+| `provideLexer(): (src: string, options?: MarkedOptions) => Token[]` | Provide function to tokenize markdown. |
+| `provideParser(): (tokens: Token[], options?: MarkedOptions) => string` | Provide function to parse tokens. |
 
 `marked.use()` can be called multiple times with different `hooks` functions. Each function will be called in order, starting with the function that was assigned *last*.
 
@@ -325,6 +327,45 @@ console.log(marked.parse(`
 <img src="x">
 ```
 
+**Example:** Save reflinks for chunked rendering
+
+```js
+import { marked, Lexer } from 'marked';
+
+let refLinks = {};
+
+// Override function
+function processAllTokens(tokens) {
+  refLinks = tokens.links;
+  return tokens;
+}
+
+function provideLexer(src, options) {
+  return (src, options) => {
+    const lexer = new Lexer(options);
+    lexer.tokens.links = refLinks;
+    return this.block ? lexer.lex(src) : lexer.inlineTokens(src);
+  };
+}
+
+marked.use({ hooks: { processAllTokens, provideLexer } });
+
+// Parse reflinks separately from markdown that uses them
+marked.parse(`
+[test]: http://example.com
+`);
+
+console.log(marked.parse(`
+[test link][test]
+`));
+```
+
+**Output:**
+
+```html
+<p><a href="http://example.com">test link</a></p>
+```
+
 ***
 
 <h2 id="extensions">Custom Extensions : <code>extensions</code></h2>
diff --git a/src/Hooks.ts b/src/Hooks.ts
index 967a05e8f0..8d84b89c0d 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.ts
+++ b/src/Hooks.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { _defaults } from './defaults.ts';
+import { _Lexer } from './Lexer.ts';
+import { _Parser } from './Parser.ts';
 import type { MarkedOptions } from './MarkedOptions.ts';
 import type { Token, TokensList } from './Tokens.ts';
 
 export class _Hooks {
   options: MarkedOptions;
+  block: boolean | undefined;
 
   constructor(options?: MarkedOptions) {
     this.options = options || _defaults;
@@ -35,4 +38,18 @@ export class _Hooks {
   processAllTokens(tokens: Token[] | TokensList) {
     return tokens;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Provide function to tokenize markdown
+   */
+  provideLexer() {
+    return this.block ? _Lexer.lex : _Lexer.lexInline;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provide function to parse tokens
+   */
+  provideParser() {
+    return this.block ? _Parser.parse : _Parser.parseInline;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/Instance.ts b/src/Instance.ts
index 758a21d7d9..abadb87230 100644
--- a/src/Instance.ts
+++ b/src/Instance.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export class Marked {
   defaults = _getDefaults();
   options = this.setOptions;
 
-  parse = this.parseMarkdown(_Lexer.lex, _Parser.parse);
-  parseInline = this.parseMarkdown(_Lexer.lexInline, _Parser.parseInline);
+  parse = this.parseMarkdown(true);
+  parseInline = this.parseMarkdown(false);
 
   Parser = _Parser;
   Renderer = _Renderer;
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ export class Marked {
           if (!(prop in hooks)) {
             throw new Error(`hook '${prop}' does not exist`);
           }
-          if (prop === 'options') {
-            // ignore options property
+          if (['options', 'block'].includes(prop)) {
+            // ignore options and block properties
             continue;
           }
-          const hooksProp = prop as Exclude<keyof _Hooks, 'options'>;
+          const hooksProp = prop as Exclude<keyof _Hooks, 'options' | 'block'>;
           const hooksFunc = pack.hooks[hooksProp] as UnknownFunction;
           const prevHook = hooks[hooksProp] as UnknownFunction;
           if (_Hooks.passThroughHooks.has(prop)) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export class Marked {
     return _Parser.parse(tokens, options ?? this.defaults);
   }
 
-  private parseMarkdown(lexer: (src: string, options?: MarkedOptions) => TokensList | Token[], parser: (tokens: Token[], options?: MarkedOptions) => string) {
+  private parseMarkdown(blockType: boolean) {
     type overloadedParse = {
       (src: string, options: MarkedOptions & { async: true }): Promise<string>;
       (src: string, options: MarkedOptions & { async: false }): string;
@@ -291,8 +291,12 @@ export class Marked {
 
       if (opt.hooks) {
         opt.hooks.options = opt;
+        opt.hooks.block = blockType;
       }
 
+      const lexer = opt.hooks ? opt.hooks.provideLexer() : (blockType ? _Lexer.lex : _Lexer.lexInline);
+      const parser = opt.hooks ? opt.hooks.provideParser() : (blockType ? _Parser.parse : _Parser.parseInline);
+
       if (opt.async) {
         return Promise.resolve(opt.hooks ? opt.hooks.preprocess(src) : src)
           .then(src => lexer(src, opt))
@@ -309,7 +313,7 @@ export class Marked {
         }
         let tokens = lexer(src, opt);
         if (opt.hooks) {
-          tokens = opt.hooks.processAllTokens(tokens) as Token[] | TokensList;
+          tokens = opt.hooks.processAllTokens(tokens);
         }
         if (opt.walkTokens) {
           this.walkTokens(tokens, opt.walkTokens);
diff --git a/src/MarkedOptions.ts b/src/MarkedOptions.ts
index 9c4c1fe7cb..a1bf485d7a 100644
--- a/src/MarkedOptions.ts
+++ b/src/MarkedOptions.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export interface RendererExtension {
 
 export type TokenizerAndRendererExtension = TokenizerExtension | RendererExtension | (TokenizerExtension & RendererExtension);
 
-type HooksApi = Omit<_Hooks, 'constructor' | 'options'>;
+type HooksApi = Omit<_Hooks, 'constructor' | 'options' | 'block'>;
 type HooksObject = {
   [K in keyof HooksApi]?: (this: _Hooks, ...args: Parameters<HooksApi[K]>) => ReturnType<HooksApi[K]> | Promise<ReturnType<HooksApi[K]>>
 };
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ export interface MarkedExtension {
    * preprocess is called to process markdown before sending it to marked.
    * processAllTokens is called with the TokensList before walkTokens.
    * postprocess is called to process html after marked has finished parsing.
+   * provideLexer is called to provide a function to tokenize markdown.
+   * provideParser is called to provide a function to parse tokens.
    */
   hooks?: HooksObject | undefined | null;
 
diff --git a/test/types/marked.ts b/test/types/marked.ts
index bf7a3e9433..b8caa9ab50 100644
--- a/test/types/marked.ts
+++ b/test/types/marked.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,16 @@ marked.use({
     }
   }
 });
+marked.use({
+  hooks: {
+    provideLexer() {
+      return this.block ? Lexer.lex : Lexer.lexInline;
+    },
+    provideParser() {
+      return this.block ? Parser.parse : Parser.parseInline;
+    },
+  }
+});
 marked.use({
   async: true,
   hooks: {
diff --git a/test/unit/Hooks.test.js b/test/unit/Hooks.test.js
index 8907633069..83f7676115 100644
--- a/test/unit/Hooks.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/Hooks.test.js
@@ -190,4 +190,72 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
 <h1>postprocess2 async</h1>
 <h1>postprocess1</h1>`);
   });
+
+  it('should provide lexer', () => {
+    marked.use({
+      hooks: {
+        provideLexer() {
+          return (src) => [createHeadingToken(src)];
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const html = marked.parse('text');
+    assert.strictEqual(html.trim(), '<h1>text</h1>');
+  });
+
+  it('should provide lexer async', async() => {
+    marked.use({
+      async: true,
+      hooks: {
+        provideLexer() {
+          return async(src) => {
+            await timeout();
+            return [createHeadingToken(src)];
+          };
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const html = await marked.parse('text');
+    assert.strictEqual(html.trim(), '<h1>text</h1>');
+  });
+
+  it('should provide parser return object', () => {
+    marked.use({
+      hooks: {
+        provideParser() {
+          return (tokens) => ({ text: 'test parser' });
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const html = marked.parse('text');
+    assert.strictEqual(html.text, 'test parser');
+  });
+
+  it('should provide parser', () => {
+    marked.use({
+      hooks: {
+        provideParser() {
+          return (tokens) => 'test parser';
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const html = marked.parse('text');
+    assert.strictEqual(html.trim(), 'test parser');
+  });
+
+  it('should provide parser async', async() => {
+    marked.use({
+      async: true,
+      hooks: {
+        provideParser() {
+          return async(tokens) => {
+            await timeout();
+            return 'test parser';
+          };
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const html = await marked.parse('text');
+    assert.strictEqual(html.trim(), 'test parser');
+  });
 });