diff --git a/src/core/facets.js b/src/core/facets.js
index 3d511ee..fb8bb8e 100644
--- a/src/core/facets.js
+++ b/src/core/facets.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Facet } from '@codemirror/state';
 
 /**
- * @typedef { 'expression' | 'unaryTests' } Dialect
+ * @typedef { import('../language').Dialect } Dialect
+ * @typedef { import('../language').ParserDialect } ParserDialect
  * @typedef { import('..').Variable } Variable
  */
 
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ export const builtinsFacet = Facet.define();
 export const variablesFacet = Facet.define();
 
 /**
- * @type {Facet<dialect>}
+ * @type {Facet<Dialect>}
  */
-export const dialectFacet = Facet.define();
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+export const dialectFacet = Facet.define();
+
+/**
+ * @type {Facet<ParserDialect>}
+ */
+export const parserDialectFacet = Facet.define();
+
diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index 8c3f60b..da0360d 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { createContext, language } from '../language';
 import {
   variablesFacet,
   builtinsFacet,
+  parserDialectFacet,
   dialectFacet
 } from './facets';
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 /**
  * @typedef { {
  *   dialect?: import('../language').Dialect,
+ *   parserDialect?: import('../language').ParserDialect,
  *   variables?: Variable[],
  *   builtins?: Variable[]
  * } } CoreConfig
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ import {
  */
 export function configure({
   dialect = 'expression',
+  parserDialect,
   variables = [],
   builtins = [],
   completions = feelCompletions({ builtins, variables })
@@ -49,8 +52,10 @@ export function configure({
     dialectFacet.of(dialect),
     builtinsFacet.of(builtins),
     variablesFacet.of(variables),
+    parserDialectFacet.of(parserDialect),
     language({
       dialect,
+      parserDialect,
       context,
       completions
     })
@@ -67,10 +72,12 @@ export function get(state) {
   const builtins = state.facet(builtinsFacet)[0];
   const variables = state.facet(variablesFacet)[0];
   const dialect = state.facet(dialectFacet)[0];
+  const parserDialect = state.facet(parserDialectFacet)[0];
 
   return {
     builtins,
     variables,
-    dialect
+    dialect,
+    parserDialect
   };
 }
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diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1e96ab5..32b0914 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ import { camunda as camundaBuiltins } from './builtins';
  * @typedef { import('./core').Variable } Variable
  */
 
+/**
+ * @typedef { import('./language').Dialect } Dialect
+ * @typedef { import('./language').ParserDialect } ParserDialect
+ */
+
 /**
  * @typedef {object} Builtin
  * @property {string} name
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@ const placeholderConf = new Compartment();
  * @param {DOMNode} config.container
  * @param {Extension[]} [config.extensions]
  * @param {Dialect} [config.dialect='expression']
+ * @param {ParserDialect} [config.parserDialect]
  * @param {DOMNode|String} [config.tooltipContainer]
  * @param {Function} [config.onChange]
  * @param {Function} [config.onKeyDown]
@@ -41,12 +47,11 @@ const placeholderConf = new Compartment();
  * @param {String} [config.value]
  * @param {Variable[]} [config.variables]
  * @param {Variable[]} [config.builtins]
- *
- * @returns {Object} editor
  */
 export default function FeelEditor({
   extensions: editorExtensions = [],
   dialect = 'expression',
+  parserDialect,
   container,
   contentAttributes = {},
   tooltipContainer,
@@ -101,7 +106,8 @@ export default function FeelEditor({
     coreConf.of(Core.configure({
       dialect,
       builtins,
-      variables
+      variables,
+      parserDialect
     })),
     bracketMatching(),
     indentOnInput(),
@@ -185,16 +191,12 @@ FeelEditor.prototype.getSelection = function() {
  */
 FeelEditor.prototype.setVariables = function(variables) {
 
-  const {
-    dialect,
-    builtins
-  } = Core.get(this._cmEditor.state);
+  const config = Core.get(this._cmEditor.state);
 
   this._cmEditor.dispatch({
     effects: [
       coreConf.reconfigure(Core.configure({
-        dialect,
-        builtins,
+        ...config,
         variables
       }))
     ]
diff --git a/src/language/index.js b/src/language/index.js
index 7b60a98..1b8ecab 100644
--- a/src/language/index.js
+++ b/src/language/index.js
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ import { feel } from 'lang-feel';
  * @typedef { 'expression' | 'unaryTests' } Dialect
  */
 
+/**
+ * @typedef { 'camunda' | undefined } ParserDialect
+ */
+
 /**
  * @param { {
  *   dialect?: Dialect,
+ *   parserDialect?: ParserDialect,
  *   context?: Record<string, any>,
  *   completions?: import('@codemirror/autocomplete').CompletionSource[]
  * } } options
diff --git a/test/spec/CodeEditor.spec.js b/test/spec/CodeEditor.spec.js
index 8e4bed4..278fc81 100644
--- a/test/spec/CodeEditor.spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/CodeEditor.spec.js
@@ -481,8 +481,9 @@ return
 
       [
         { dialect: 'expression', value: 'Mike < 10' },
-        { dialect: 'unaryTests', value: '12, now(), "STRING"' }
-      ].forEach(({ dialect, value }) => {
+        { dialect: 'unaryTests', value: '12, now(), "STRING"' },
+        { dialect: 'expression', value: '`a + 1`', parserDialect: 'camunda' }
+      ].forEach(({ dialect, parserDialect, value }) => {
 
         it(`<${dialect}>`, async function() {
 
@@ -490,7 +491,8 @@ return
           const editor = new FeelEditor({
             container,
             value,
-            dialect
+            dialect,
+            parserDialect
           });
 
           // when