diff --git a/dist/angular-marked.js b/dist/angular-marked.js
index 9dd322d..e750a7c 100644
--- a/dist/angular-marked.js
+++ b/dist/angular-marked.js
@@ -185,6 +185,30 @@ function markedProvider() {
     this.defaults = opts;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc method
+   * @name markedProvider#setLexer
+   * @methodOf hc.marked.service:markedProvider
+   *
+   * @param {object} lexer The lexer applied to [marked](https://github.com/chjj/marked#access-to-lexer-and-parser).
+   */
+
+   self.setLexer = function (lexer) {
+     this.lexer = lexer;
+   };
+
+   /**
+    * @ngdoc method
+    * @name markedProvider#setParse
+    * @methodOf hc.marked.service:markedProvider
+    *
+    * @param {function} parse Overwrite the parse method called by marked.
+    */
+
+    self.setParse = function (parse) {
+      this.parse = parse;
+    };
+
   self.$get = ['$log', '$window', function ($log, $window) {
     var m;
 
@@ -232,6 +256,20 @@ function markedProvider() {
 
     m.setOptions(self.defaults);
 
+    // add marked lexer to defaults
+    self.defaults.lexer = m.lexer;
+
+    if (self.lexer) {
+      m.lexer = self.lexer;
+    };
+
+    // add marked parse method to defaults
+    self.defaults.parse = m.parse;
+
+    if (self.parser) {
+      m.parse = self.parse;
+    };
+
     return m;
   }];
 }
@@ -333,7 +371,7 @@ function markedDirective(marked, $templateRequest, $compile) {
 
       function set(text) {
         text = unindent(String(text || ''));
-        element.html(marked(text, scope.opts || null));
+        element.html(marked.parse(text, scope.opts || null));
         if (scope.$eval(attrs.compile)) {
           $compile(element.contents())(scope.$parent);
         }
diff --git a/dist/angular-marked.min.js b/dist/angular-marked.min.js
index c4ea91c..19e6840 100644
--- a/dist/angular-marked.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular-marked.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-(function(f){if(typeof exports==="object"&&typeof module!=="undefined"){module.exports=f()}else if(typeof define==="function"&&define.amd){define([],f)}else{var g;if(typeof window!=="undefined"){g=window}else if(typeof global!=="undefined"){g=global}else if(typeof self!=="undefined"){g=self}else{g=this}g.angularMarked=f()}})(function(){var define,module,exports;return function e(t,n,r){function s(o,u){if(!n[o]){if(!t[o]){var a=typeof require=="function"&&require;if(!u&&a)return a(o,!0);if(i)return i(o,!0);var f=new Error("Cannot find module '"+o+"'");throw f.code="MODULE_NOT_FOUND",f}var l=n[o]={exports:{}};t[o][0].call(l.exports,function(e){var n=t[o][1][e];return s(n?n:e)},l,l.exports,e,t,n,r)}return n[o].exports}var i=typeof require=="function"&&require;for(var o=0;o<r.length;o++)s(r[o]);return s}({1:[function(require,module,exports){"use strict";var unindent=require("./strip-indent");function markedProvider(){var self=this;self.setRenderer=function(opts){this.renderer=opts};self.setOptions=function(opts){this.defaults=opts};self.$get=["$log","$window",function($log,$window){var m;try{m=require("marked")}catch(err){m=$window.marked||marked}if(angular.isUndefined(m)){$log.error("angular-marked Error: marked not loaded.  See installation instructions.");return}var r=new m.Renderer;if(self.renderer){var o=Object.keys(self.renderer);var l=o.length;while(l--){r[o[l]]=self.renderer[o[l]]}}function wrapNonBindable(string){return"<span ng-non-bindable>"+string+"</span>"}var renderCode=r.code.bind(r);r.code=function(code,lang,escaped){return wrapNonBindable(renderCode(code,lang,escaped))};var renderCodespan=r.codespan.bind(r);r.codespan=function(code){return wrapNonBindable(renderCodespan(code))};self.defaults=self.defaults||{};self.defaults.renderer=r;m.setOptions(self.defaults);return m}]}markedDirective.$inject=["marked","$templateRequest","$compile"];function markedDirective(marked,$templateRequest,$compile){return{restrict:"AE",replace:true,scope:{opts:"=",marked:"=",compile:"@",src:"="},link:function(scope,element,attrs){if(attrs.marked){set(scope.marked);scope.$watch("marked",set)}else if(attrs.src){scope.$watch("src",function(src){$templateRequest(src,true).then(function(response){set(response)},function(){set("");scope.$emit("$markedIncludeError",attrs.src)})})}else{set(element.text())}function set(text){text=unindent(String(text||""));element.html(marked(text,scope.opts||null));if(scope.$eval(attrs.compile)){$compile(element.contents())(scope.$parent)}}}}}module.exports=angular.module("hc.marked",[]).directive("marked",markedDirective).provider("marked",markedProvider).name},{"./strip-indent":2,marked:"marked"}],2:[function(require,module,exports){module.exports=function unindent(text){if(!text){return text}var lines=text.replace(/\t/g,"  ").split(/\r?\n/);var min=null;var len=lines.length;var i;for(i=0;i<len;i++){var line=lines[i];var l=line.match(/^(\s*)/)[0].length;if(l===line.length){continue}min=l<min||min===null?l:min}if(min!==null&&min>0){for(i=0;i<len;i++){lines[i]=lines[i].substr(min)}}return lines.join("\n")}},{}]},{},[1])(1)});
\ No newline at end of file
+(function(f){if(typeof exports==="object"&&typeof module!=="undefined"){module.exports=f()}else if(typeof define==="function"&&define.amd){define([],f)}else{var g;if(typeof window!=="undefined"){g=window}else if(typeof global!=="undefined"){g=global}else if(typeof self!=="undefined"){g=self}else{g=this}g.angularMarked=f()}})(function(){var define,module,exports;return function e(t,n,r){function s(o,u){if(!n[o]){if(!t[o]){var a=typeof require=="function"&&require;if(!u&&a)return a(o,!0);if(i)return i(o,!0);var f=new Error("Cannot find module '"+o+"'");throw f.code="MODULE_NOT_FOUND",f}var l=n[o]={exports:{}};t[o][0].call(l.exports,function(e){var n=t[o][1][e];return s(n?n:e)},l,l.exports,e,t,n,r)}return n[o].exports}var i=typeof require=="function"&&require;for(var o=0;o<r.length;o++)s(r[o]);return s}({1:[function(require,module,exports){"use strict";var unindent=require("./strip-indent");function markedProvider(){var self=this;self.setRenderer=function(opts){this.renderer=opts};self.setOptions=function(opts){this.defaults=opts};self.setLexer=function(lexer){this.lexer=lexer};self.setParse=function(parse){this.parse=parse};self.$get=["$log","$window",function($log,$window){var m;try{m=require("marked")}catch(err){m=$window.marked||marked}if(angular.isUndefined(m)){$log.error("angular-marked Error: marked not loaded.  See installation instructions.");return}var r=new m.Renderer;if(self.renderer){var o=Object.keys(self.renderer);var l=o.length;while(l--){r[o[l]]=self.renderer[o[l]]}}function wrapNonBindable(string){return"<span ng-non-bindable>"+string+"</span>"}var renderCode=r.code.bind(r);r.code=function(code,lang,escaped){return wrapNonBindable(renderCode(code,lang,escaped))};var renderCodespan=r.codespan.bind(r);r.codespan=function(code){return wrapNonBindable(renderCodespan(code))};self.defaults=self.defaults||{};self.defaults.renderer=r;m.setOptions(self.defaults);self.defaults.lexer=m.lexer;if(self.lexer){m.lexer=self.lexer}self.defaults.parse=m.parse;if(self.parser){m.parse=self.parse}return m}]}markedDirective.$inject=["marked","$templateRequest","$compile"];function markedDirective(marked,$templateRequest,$compile){return{restrict:"AE",replace:true,scope:{opts:"=",marked:"=",compile:"@",src:"="},link:function(scope,element,attrs){if(attrs.marked){set(scope.marked);scope.$watch("marked",set)}else if(attrs.src){scope.$watch("src",function(src){$templateRequest(src,true).then(function(response){set(response)},function(){set("");scope.$emit("$markedIncludeError",attrs.src)})})}else{set(element.text())}function set(text){text=unindent(String(text||""));element.html(marked.parse(text,scope.opts||null));if(scope.$eval(attrs.compile)){$compile(element.contents())(scope.$parent)}}}}}module.exports=angular.module("hc.marked",[]).directive("marked",markedDirective).provider("marked",markedProvider).name},{"./strip-indent":2,marked:"marked"}],2:[function(require,module,exports){module.exports=function unindent(text){if(!text){return text}var lines=text.replace(/\t/g,"  ").split(/\r?\n/);var min=null;var len=lines.length;var i;for(i=0;i<len;i++){var line=lines[i];var l=line.match(/^(\s*)/)[0].length;if(l===line.length){continue}min=l<min||min===null?l:min}if(min!==null&&min>0){for(i=0;i<len;i++){lines[i]=lines[i].substr(min)}}return lines.join("\n")}},{}]},{},[1])(1)});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/angular-marked.js b/lib/angular-marked.js
index 1c1feca..a4e70e4 100644
--- a/lib/angular-marked.js
+++ b/lib/angular-marked.js
@@ -184,6 +184,30 @@ function markedProvider() {
     this.defaults = opts;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc method
+   * @name markedProvider#setLexer
+   * @methodOf hc.marked.service:markedProvider
+   *
+   * @param {object} lexer The lexer applied to [marked](https://github.com/chjj/marked#access-to-lexer-and-parser).
+   */
+
+   self.setLexer = function (lexer) {
+     this.lexer = lexer;
+   };
+
+   /**
+    * @ngdoc method
+    * @name markedProvider#setParse
+    * @methodOf hc.marked.service:markedProvider
+    *
+    * @param {function} parse Overwrite the parse method called by marked.
+    */
+
+    self.setParse = function (parse) {
+      this.parse = parse;
+    };
+
   self.$get = ['$log', '$window', function ($log, $window) {
     var m;
 
@@ -231,6 +255,20 @@ function markedProvider() {
 
     m.setOptions(self.defaults);
 
+    // add marked lexer to defaults
+    self.defaults.lexer = m.lexer;
+
+    if (self.lexer) {
+      m.lexer = self.lexer;
+    };
+
+    // add marked parse method to defaults
+    self.defaults.parse = m.parse;
+
+    if (self.parser) {
+      m.parse = self.parse;
+    };
+
     return m;
   }];
 }
@@ -332,7 +370,7 @@ function markedDirective(marked, $templateRequest, $compile) {
 
       function set(text) {
         text = unindent(String(text || ''));
-        element.html(marked(text, scope.opts || null));
+        element.html(marked.parse(text, scope.opts || null));
         if (scope.$eval(attrs.compile)) {
           $compile(element.contents())(scope.$parent);
         }