diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74e4db0cb..5d23bb1f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Dark mode for instuctions code block (#1187)
 - Change markdown links to open in new tab (#1188)
 - Update demo instructions text (#1189)
+- Syntax highlighting for custom instructions in Code Editor for Education (#1190)
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix AWS CLI in deploy script to 2.22.35 to workaround cloudflare issue (See https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/examples/aws/aws-cli/) (#1178)
-- Padding on instructions code block (#1184)
+- Padding on instructions code block (#1184, 1190)
 
 ## [0.28.14] - 2025-01-06
 
diff --git a/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss b/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss
index a2bad17f3..82d7b99bf 100644
--- a/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss
+++ b/src/assets/stylesheets/Instructions.scss
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
     }
   }
 
+  code {
+    color: $rpf-white;
+    background-color: $rpf-grey-700;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: calc(0.75 * $space-0-125) $space-0-5;
+  }
+
   pre {
     background-color: $rpf-grey-700;
     border: 1px solid $rpf-grey-600;
@@ -47,13 +54,10 @@
     padding: $space-0-5 $space-1;
     overflow: auto;
     margin: $space-1 0;
-  }
 
-  code {
-    color: $rpf-white;
-    background-color: $rpf-grey-700;
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    padding-block: calc(0.75 * $space-0-125);
+    code {
+      padding-inline: 0;
+    }
   }
 
   .c-project-code {
@@ -125,6 +129,27 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .language-javascript {
+    .number,
+    .boolean {
+      color: $rpf-syntax-1;
+    }
+    .keyword {
+      color: $rpf-syntax-4;
+    }
+    .string,
+    .char {
+      color: $rpf-syntax-2;
+    }
+    .comment {
+      color: $rpf-syntax-3;
+    }
+
+    .keyword-print {
+      color: $rpf-white;
+    }
+  }
+
   .language-css {
     color: $rpf-syntax-1;
 
diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
index 0d3403fce..e52723b8f 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import DesignSystemButton from "../../../DesignSystemButton/DesignSystemButton";
 import { setProjectInstructions } from "../../../../redux/EditorSlice";
 import demoInstructions from "../../../../assets/markdown/demoInstructions.md";
 import RemoveInstructionsModal from "../../../Modals/RemoveInstructionsModal";
+import Prism from "prismjs";
+import "prismjs/components/prism-python";
 
 const InstructionsPanel = () => {
   const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false);
@@ -50,11 +52,15 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
 
   const applySyntaxHighlighting = (container) => {
     const codeElements = container.querySelectorAll(
-      ".language-python, .language-html, .language-css",
+      ".language-python, .language-html, .language-css, .language-javascript",
     );
 
     codeElements.forEach((element) => {
-      window.Prism.highlightElement(element);
+      if (window.syntaxHighlight) {
+        window.syntaxHighlight.highlightElement(element);
+      } else {
+        Prism.highlightElement(element);
+      }
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js
index 167af5152..79227804c 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import configureStore from "redux-mock-store";
 import { setProjectInstructions } from "../../../../redux/EditorSlice";
 import { act } from "react";
 import Modal from "react-modal";
+import Prism from "prismjs";
 
 window.HTMLElement.prototype.scrollTo = jest.fn();
-window.Prism = {
+jest.mock("prismjs", () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual("prismjs"),
   highlightElement: jest.fn(),
-};
+}));
 
 describe("When instructionsEditable is true", () => {
   describe("When there are instructions", () => {
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ describe("When instructions are not editable", () => {
                   <code class='language-python'>print('hello')</code>
                   <code class='language-html'><p>Hello world</p></code>
                   <code class='language-css'>.hello { color: purple }</code>
+                  <code class='language-javascript'>const element = document.getElementById("my-element")</code>
                   `,
               },
             ],
@@ -262,17 +265,67 @@ describe("When instructions are not editable", () => {
 
     test("Applies syntax highlighting to python code", () => {
       const codeElement = document.getElementsByClassName("language-python")[0];
-      expect(window.Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
+      expect(Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
     });
 
     test("Applies syntax highlighting to HTML code", () => {
       const codeElement = document.getElementsByClassName("language-html")[0];
-      expect(window.Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
+      expect(Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
     });
 
     test("Applies syntax highlighting to CSS code", () => {
       const codeElement = document.getElementsByClassName("language-css")[0];
-      expect(window.Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
+      expect(Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
+    });
+
+    test("Applies syntax highlighting to javascript code", () => {
+      const codeElement = document.getElementsByClassName(
+        "language-javascript",
+      )[0];
+      expect(Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("When window.syntaxHighlight is defined", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      window.syntaxHighlight = {
+        highlightElement: jest.fn(),
+      };
+      const mockStore = configureStore([]);
+      const initialState = {
+        editor: {
+          project: {},
+          instructionsEditable: false,
+        },
+        instructions: {
+          project: {
+            steps: [
+              {
+                content: "<code class='language-python'>print('hello')</code>",
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          quiz: {},
+          currentStepPosition: 0,
+        },
+      };
+      const store = mockStore(initialState);
+      render(
+        <Provider store={store}>
+          <InstructionsPanel />
+        </Provider>,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("Applies syntax highlighting using window.syntaxHighlight", () => {
+      const codeElement = document.getElementsByClassName("language-python")[0];
+      expect(window.syntaxHighlight.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        codeElement,
+      );
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      delete window.syntaxHighlight;
     });
   });
 
@@ -354,7 +407,7 @@ describe("When instructions are not editable", () => {
 
     test("Applies syntax highlighting", () => {
       const codeElement = document.getElementsByClassName("language-python")[0];
-      expect(window.Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
+      expect(Prism.highlightElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith(codeElement);
     });
 
     test("Fires a quizIsReady event", () => {
diff --git a/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx b/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx
index 353b5ac41..d6cae9700 100644
--- a/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.jsx
@@ -161,6 +161,24 @@ const WebComponentLoader = (props) => {
     dispatch(setReadOnly(readOnly));
   }, [readOnly, dispatch]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Create a script element to save the existing Prism object if there is one
+    const script = document.createElement("script");
+    script.textContent = `
+      if (window.Prism) {
+        window.syntaxHighlight = window.Prism;
+      }
+    `;
+
+    // Append the script to the document body
+    document.body.appendChild(script);
+
+    // Clean up the script when the component unmounts
+    return () => {
+      document.body.removeChild(script);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   const renderSuccessState = () => (
     <>
       <SettingsContext.Provider
diff --git a/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.test.js b/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.test.js
index b82bcd9f5..c8a7df9d0 100644
--- a/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.test.js
+++ b/src/containers/WebComponentLoader.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const user = { access_token: "my_token" };
 describe("When initially rendered", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     document.dispatchEvent = jest.fn();
+    window.Prism = jest.fn();
     const middlewares = [localStorageUserMiddleware(setUser)];
     const mockStore = configureStore(middlewares);
     const initialState = {
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ describe("When initially rendered", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test("It saves window.Prism to window.syntaxHighlight", () => {
+    expect(window.syntaxHighlight).toEqual(window.Prism);
+  });
+
   describe("react app API endpoint", () => {
     describe("when react app API endpoint isn't set", () => {
       beforeEach(() => {