diff --git a/demos/package.json b/demos/package.json
index abaa5a1a782..b44c9f6de19 100644
--- a/demos/package.json
+++ b/demos/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "shiki": "^0.10.0",
     "simplify-js": "^1.2.4",
     "y-webrtc": "^10.2.2",
-    "yjs": "^13.5.26"
+    "yjs": "^13.5.26",
+    "lowlight": "^1.20.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4",
diff --git a/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/package.json b/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/package.json
index b3c2b2eafc5..a67970af0c7 100644
--- a/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/package.json
+++ b/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/package.json
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@tiptap/core": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@tiptap/core": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "lowlight": "^1.20.0 - ^2.5.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tiptap/extension-code-block": "^2.0.0-beta.37",
     "@types/lowlight": "^0.0.3",
-    "lowlight": "^1.20.0",
     "prosemirror-model": "^1.16.1",
     "prosemirror-state": "^1.3.4",
     "prosemirror-view": "^1.23.6"
diff --git a/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/code-block-lowlight.ts b/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/code-block-lowlight.ts
index 458f502cba2..c2d5c90797c 100644
--- a/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/code-block-lowlight.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/code-block-lowlight.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import lowlight from 'lowlight/lib/core'
 import CodeBlock, { CodeBlockOptions } from '@tiptap/extension-code-block'
 import { LowlightPlugin } from './lowlight-plugin'
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ export const CodeBlockLowlight = CodeBlock.extend<CodeBlockLowlightOptions>({
   addOptions() {
     return {
       ...this.parent?.(),
-      lowlight,
+      lowlight: {},
       defaultLanguage: null,
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/lowlight-plugin.ts b/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/lowlight-plugin.ts
index adfde9a358e..4f2469dd5a1 100644
--- a/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/lowlight-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-code-block-lowlight/src/lowlight-plugin.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,15 @@ function getDecorations({
   return DecorationSet.create(doc, decorations)
 }
 
+function isFunction(param: Function) {
+  return typeof param === 'function'
+}
+
 export function LowlightPlugin({ name, lowlight, defaultLanguage }: { name: string, lowlight: any, defaultLanguage: string | null | undefined }) {
+  if (!isFunction(lowlight.highlight) || !isFunction(lowlight.highlightAuto) || !isFunction(lowlight.listLanguages)) {
+    throw Error('You should provide an instance of lowlight to use the code-block-lowlight extension')
+  }
+
   return new Plugin({
     key: new PluginKey('lowlight'),
 
diff --git a/tests/cypress/integration/extensions/codeBlockLowlight.spec.ts b/tests/cypress/integration/extensions/codeBlockLowlight.spec.ts
index 5380f8ba98b..af78e74f710 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/integration/extensions/codeBlockLowlight.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/cypress/integration/extensions/codeBlockLowlight.spec.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ describe('code block highlight', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     Frontmatter = CodeBlockLowlight
-      .configure({ lowlight })
       .extend({
         name: 'frontmatter',
       })
+      .configure({ lowlight })
 
     editor = new Editor({
       element: createEditorEl(),
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('code block highlight', () => {
         Document,
         Text,
         Paragraph,
-        CodeBlockLowlight,
+        CodeBlockLowlight.configure({ lowlight }),
         Frontmatter,
       ],
       content: {