diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a9d338151..035a38d91 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 |screencast|
 
+.. highlight:: bash
+
 What is BorgBackup?
 ===================
 
@@ -87,7 +89,10 @@ Initialize a new backup repository and create a backup archive::
     $ borg init /path/to/repo
     $ borg create /path/to/repo::Saturday1 ~/Documents
 
-Now doing another backup, just to show off the great deduplication::
+Now doing another backup, just to show off the great deduplication:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+   :emphasize-lines: 11
 
     $ borg create -v --stats /path/to/repo::Saturday2 ~/Documents
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 31a22fbb3..8dfc8cce0 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.. highlight:: python
 
 API Documentation
 =================
diff --git a/docs/deployment.rst b/docs/deployment.rst
index 1620aace9..3c76500fe 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. include:: global.rst.inc
+.. highlight:: none
 .. _deployment:
 
 Deployment
diff --git a/docs/development.rst b/docs/development.rst
index 524957e01..2dd47e70c 100644
--- a/docs/development.rst
+++ b/docs/development.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. include:: global.rst.inc
+.. highlight:: bash
 .. _development:
 
 Development
diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index 3effa0002..877944930 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/faq.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-.. _faq:
 .. include:: global.rst.inc
+.. highlight:: none
+.. _faq:
 
 Frequently asked questions
 ==========================
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index 84b7b8feb..b39bb0afa 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. include:: global.rst.inc
+.. highlight:: bash
 .. _installation:
 
 Installation
diff --git a/docs/internals.rst b/docs/internals.rst
index 1bd14bb1e..61d845893 100644
--- a/docs/internals.rst
+++ b/docs/internals.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. include:: global.rst.inc
+.. highlight:: none
 .. _internals:
 
 Internals
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
index 31d2e216b..e3186f353 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. include:: global.rst.inc
+.. highlight:: bash
 .. _quickstart:
 
 Quick Start
diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst
index 443eda1c1..fd3027526 100644
--- a/docs/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/usage.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .. include:: global.rst.inc
+.. highlight:: none
 .. _detailed_usage:
 
 Usage