1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/paint.zig b/paint.zig
index d8526cb4..2f953a5a 100644
--- a/paint.zig
+++ b/paint.zig
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const ui = @import("ui");
 const app_config = @import("app_config");
 const ghostty_vt = @import("ghostty-vt");
-const ts = @import("tree-sitter");
-const ts_queries = @import("ts_queries");
+const ts = if (app_config.syntax_highlighting) @import("tree-sitter") else struct {
+    pub const Language = opaque {};
+};
+const ts_queries = if (app_config.syntax_highlighting) @import("ts_queries") else struct {};
 
 extern fn tree_sitter_ada() callconv(.c) *const ts.Language;
 extern fn tree_sitter_bash() callconv(.c) *const ts.Language;
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ fn extIs(ext: []const u8, comptime choices: anytype) bool {
 }
 
 pub fn highlightFile(gpa: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8, content: []const u8) ![]u8 {
+    if (!app_config.syntax_highlighting) return &.{};
     const ext = std.fs.path.extension(path);
     var lang: *const ts.Language = undefined;
     var query_src: []const u8 = undefined;