diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 5918fd6008..a08cf12a29 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
     "react-helmet": "5.2.1",
     "react-router": "^5.1.2",
     "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
-    "react-sparklines": "^1.7.0"
+    "react-sparklines": "^1.7.0",
+    "react-syntax-highlighter": "^12.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.1.1-alpha.4",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.stories.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52db02177e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import CodeSnippet from './CodeSnippet';
+
+export default {
+  title: 'CodeSnippet',
+  component: CodeSnippet,
+};
+
+const containerStyle = { width: 300 };
+
+const JAVASCRIPT = `const greeting = "Hello";
+const world = "World";
+
+const greet = person => greeting + " " + person + "!";
+
+greet(world);
+`;
+
+const TYPESCRIPT = `const greeting: string = "Hello";
+const world: string = "World";
+
+const greet = (person: string): string => greeting + " " + person + "!";
+
+greet(world);
+`;
+
+const PYTHON = `greeting = "Hello"
+world = "World"
+
+def greet(person):
+    return f"{greeting} {person}!"
+
+greet(world)
+`;
+
+export const Default = () => (
+  <CodeSnippet text={"const hello = 'World';"} language="javascript" />
+);
+
+export const MultipleLines = () => (
+  <CodeSnippet text={JAVASCRIPT} language="javascript" />
+);
+
+export const LineNumbers = () => (
+  <CodeSnippet text={JAVASCRIPT} language="javascript" showLineNumbers />
+);
+
+export const Overflow = () => (
+  <>
+    <div style={containerStyle}>
+      <CodeSnippet text={JAVASCRIPT} language="javascript" />
+    </div>
+    <div style={containerStyle}>
+      <CodeSnippet text={JAVASCRIPT} language="javascript" showLineNumbers />
+    </div>
+  </>
+);
+
+export const Laguages = () => (
+  <>
+    <CodeSnippet text={JAVASCRIPT} language="javascript" showLineNumbers />
+    <CodeSnippet text={TYPESCRIPT} language="typescript" showLineNumbers />
+    <CodeSnippet text={PYTHON} language="python" showLineNumbers />
+  </>
+);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.test.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d0c34a3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { wrapInThemedTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+
+import CodeSnippet from './CodeSnippet';
+
+const JAVASCRIPT = `const greeting = "Hello";
+const world = "World";
+
+const greet = person => gretting + " " + person + "!";
+`;
+
+const minProps = {
+  text: JAVASCRIPT,
+  language: 'javascript',
+};
+
+describe('<CodeSnippet />', () => {
+  it('renders text without exploding', () => {
+    const { getByText } = render(
+      wrapInThemedTestApp(<CodeSnippet {...minProps} />),
+    );
+    expect(getByText(/"Hello"/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByText(/"World"/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders without line numbers', () => {
+    const { queryByText } = render(
+      wrapInThemedTestApp(<CodeSnippet {...minProps} />),
+    );
+    expect(queryByText('1')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByText('2')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByText('3')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders with line numbers', () => {
+    const { queryByText } = render(
+      wrapInThemedTestApp(<CodeSnippet {...minProps} showLineNumbers />),
+    );
+    expect(queryByText(/1/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByText(/2/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByText(/3/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c77dc5bd43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import SyntaxHighlighter from 'react-syntax-highlighter';
+import { docco, dark } from 'react-syntax-highlighter/dist/cjs/styles/hljs';
+import { useTheme } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
+
+type Props = {
+  text: string;
+  language: string;
+  showLineNumbers?: boolean;
+};
+
+const defaultProps = {
+  showLineNumbers: false,
+};
+
+const CodeSnippet: FC<Props> = props => {
+  const { text, language, showLineNumbers } = {
+    ...defaultProps,
+    ...props,
+  };
+
+  const theme = useTheme<BackstageTheme>();
+  const mode = theme.palette.type === 'dark' ? dark : docco;
+
+  return (
+    <SyntaxHighlighter
+      language={language}
+      style={mode}
+      showLineNumbers={showLineNumbers}
+    >
+      {text}
+    </SyntaxHighlighter>
+  );
+};
+
+// Type check for the JS files using this core component
+CodeSnippet.propTypes = {
+  text: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  language: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  showLineNumbers: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+export default CodeSnippet;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71587789e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/CodeSnippet/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export { default } from './CodeSnippet';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1bdf373666..e18e7ec38f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10907,6 +10907,11 @@ highlight.js@~9.13.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-9.13.1.tgz#054586d53a6863311168488a0f58d6c505ce641e"
   integrity sha512-Sc28JNQNDzaH6PORtRLMvif9RSn1mYuOoX3omVjnb0+HbpPygU2ALBI0R/wsiqCb4/fcp07Gdo8g+fhtFrQl6A==
 
+highlight.js@~9.15.0, highlight.js@~9.15.1:
+  version "9.15.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-9.15.10.tgz#7b18ed75c90348c045eef9ed08ca1319a2219ad2"
+  integrity sha512-RoV7OkQm0T3os3Dd2VHLNMoaoDVx77Wygln3n9l5YV172XonWG6rgQD3XnF/BuFFZw9A0TJgmMSO8FEWQgvcXw==
+
 history@^4.9.0:
   version "4.10.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/history/-/history-4.10.1.tgz#33371a65e3a83b267434e2b3f3b1b4c58aad4cf3"
@@ -14141,6 +14146,14 @@ lowercase-keys@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lowercase-keys/-/lowercase-keys-1.0.1.tgz#6f9e30b47084d971a7c820ff15a6c5167b74c26f"
   integrity sha512-G2Lj61tXDnVFFOi8VZds+SoQjtQC3dgokKdDG2mTm1tx4m50NUHBOZSBwQQHyy0V12A0JTG4icfZQH+xPyh8VA==
 
+lowlight@1.12.1:
+  version "1.12.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lowlight/-/lowlight-1.12.1.tgz#014acf8dd73a370e02ff1cc61debcde3bb1681eb"
+  integrity sha512-OqaVxMGIESnawn+TU/QMV5BJLbUghUfjDWPAtFqDYDmDtr4FnB+op8xM+pR7nKlauHNUHXGt0VgWatFB8voS5w==
+  dependencies:
+    fault "^1.0.2"
+    highlight.js "~9.15.0"
+
 lowlight@~1.11.0:
   version "1.11.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lowlight/-/lowlight-1.11.0.tgz#1304d83005126d4e8b1dc0f07981e9b689ec2efc"
@@ -17923,6 +17936,17 @@ react-syntax-highlighter@^11.0.2:
     prismjs "^1.8.4"
     refractor "^2.4.1"
 
+react-syntax-highlighter@^12.2.1:
+  version "12.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-syntax-highlighter/-/react-syntax-highlighter-12.2.1.tgz#14d78352da1c1c3f93c6698b70ec7c706b83493e"
+  integrity sha512-CTsp0ZWijwKRYFg9xhkWD4DSpQqE4vb2NKVMdPAkomnILSmsNBHE0n5GuI5zB+PU3ySVvXvdt9jo+ViD9XibCA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"
+    highlight.js "~9.15.1"
+    lowlight "1.12.1"
+    prismjs "^1.8.4"
+    refractor "^2.4.1"
+
 react-textarea-autosize@^7.1.0:
   version "7.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-textarea-autosize/-/react-textarea-autosize-7.1.2.tgz#70fdb333ef86bcca72717e25e623e90c336e2cda"