diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 06f07e1..2641b13 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -347,7 +347,34 @@ function post(tree, options) {
 
   return toJsxRuntime(tree, {
     Fragment,
-    components,
+    components: {
+      ...components,
+      code: ({node, className, children, ...props}) => {
+        const match = /language-(\w+)/.exec(className || '')
+
+        if (match && match[1] === 'mermaid') {
+          // We need to use a side effect to render mermaid, but this is happening in render
+          // This is a simplified implementation for demonstration
+          // In a real library, we would want to move this to a proper useEffect hook inside a component
+          // But since we are modifying the library to support it generally, let's wrap it in a component
+          return jsx(MermaidGraph, {
+            chart: String(children),
+            component: components && components.code,
+            node,
+            className,
+            children,
+            ...props
+          })
+        }
+
+        // If user provided a code component, use it
+        if (components && components.code) {
+          return jsx(components.code, {node, className, children, ...props})
+        }
+
+        return jsx('code', {className, ...props, children})
+      }
+    },
     ignoreInvalidStyle: true,
     jsx,
     jsxs,
@@ -371,6 +398,29 @@ function post(tree, options) {
       /** @type {string} */
       let key
 
+      // Unwrap `pre` for `mermaid`.
+      if (
+        node.tagName === 'pre' &&
+        node.children.length === 1 &&
+        node.children[0].type === 'element' &&
+        node.children[0].tagName === 'code'
+      ) {
+        const child = node.children[0]
+        const className = child.properties.className
+
+        if (
+          parent &&
+          typeof index === 'number' &&
+          Array.isArray(className) &&
+          className.some(function (d) {
+            return d === 'language-mermaid' || d === 'mermaid'
+          })
+        ) {
+          parent.children[index] = child
+          return index
+        }
+      }
+
       for (key in urlAttributes) {
         if (
           Object.hasOwn(urlAttributes, key) &&
@@ -409,6 +459,91 @@ function post(tree, options) {
   }
 }
 
+/** @type {Promise<any> | undefined} */
+let mermaidPromise
+
+/**
+ * @param {object} props
+ *   Props.
+ * @param {string} props.chart
+ *   Chart definition.
+ * @param {ComponentType<any> | undefined} [props.component]
+ *   Component.
+ * @param {string} [props.className]
+ *   Class name.
+ * @returns {ReactElement}
+ *   Element.
+ */
+/**
+ * @param {object} props
+ *   Props.
+ * @param {string} props.chart
+ *   Chart definition.
+ * @param {ComponentType<any> | undefined} [props.component]
+ *   Component.
+ * @param {Element} [props.node]
+ *   Node.
+ * @param {string} [props.className]
+ *   Class name.
+ * @param {ReadonlyArray<ReactNode> | ReactNode | undefined} [props.children]
+ *   Children.
+ * @returns {ReactElement}
+ *   Element.
+ */
+function MermaidGraph({chart, component, node, ...props}) {
+  const [svg, setSvg] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false
+    setError(false)
+
+    if (chart) {
+      if (!mermaidPromise) {
+        mermaidPromise = import('mermaid').then(({default: mermaid}) => {
+          mermaid.initialize({
+            startOnLoad: false,
+            theme: 'default',
+            securityLevel: 'strict'
+          })
+          return mermaid
+        })
+      }
+
+      mermaidPromise
+        .then((mermaid) => {
+          if (cancelled) return
+          const id = `mermaid-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 11)}`
+          return mermaid.render(id, chart.replace(/\n$/, ''))
+        })
+        .then((result) => {
+          if (cancelled || !result) return
+          setSvg(result.svg)
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          if (cancelled) return
+          setError(true)
+        })
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true
+    }
+  }, [chart])
+
+  if (error) {
+    if (component) {
+      return jsx(component, {node, ...props})
+    }
+    return jsx('pre', {children: jsx('code', props)})
+  }
+
+  return jsx('div', {
+    className: `mermaid ${props.className || ''}`,
+    dangerouslySetInnerHTML: {__html: svg}
+  })
+}
+
 /**
  * Make a URL safe.
  *
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35fe1fa..b078163 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "devlop": "^1.0.0",
     "hast-util-to-jsx-runtime": "^2.0.0",
     "html-url-attributes": "^3.0.0",
+    "mermaid": "^11.12.2",
     "mdast-util-to-hast": "^13.0.0",
     "remark-parse": "^11.0.0",
     "remark-rehype": "^11.0.0",
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 949b180..9085b48 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ React component to render markdown.
   (many plugins you can pick and choose from)
 * [x] **[compliant][section-syntax]**
   (100% to CommonMark, 100% to GFM with a plugin)
+* [x] **[mermaid][section-mermaid]**
+  (built-in support for mermaid diagrams)
 
 ## Contents
 
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ React component to render markdown.
   * [Use custom components (syntax highlight)](#use-custom-components-syntax-highlight)
   * [Use remark and rehype plugins (math)](#use-remark-and-rehype-plugins-math)
 * [Plugins](#plugins)
+* [Mermaid](#mermaid)
 * [Syntax](#syntax)
 * [Compatibility](#compatibility)
 * [Architecture](#architecture)
@@ -595,6 +598,24 @@ Here are three good ways to find plugins:
   [`rehype-plugin`][github-topic-rehype-plugin] topics
   — any tagged repo on GitHub
 
+## Mermaid
+
+`react-markdown` has built-in support for mermaid diagrams.
+You can use code blocks with `mermaid` as the language:
+
+```markdown
+```mermaid
+graph TD;
+    A-->B;
+    A-->C;
+    B-->D;
+    C-->D;
+```
+```
+
+This will automatically render the diagram using [mermaid][mermaid].
+The library is lazily loaded, so it won't affect your initial bundle size if you don't use it.
+
 ## Syntax
 
 `react-markdown` follows CommonMark, which standardizes the differences between
@@ -942,3 +963,5 @@ abide by its terms.
 [section-syntax]: #syntax
 
 [typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org
+[mermaid]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/
+[section-mermaid]: #mermaid
diff --git a/test.jsx b/test.jsx
index 1b254db..403111e 100644
--- a/test.jsx
+++ b/test.jsx
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ test('Markdown', async function (t) {
     )
   })
 
+  await t.test('should support mermaid', function () {
+    assert.equal(
+      renderToStaticMarkup(
+        <Markdown children={'```mermaid\ngraph TD;\n    A-->B;\n```'} />
+      ),
+      '<div class="mermaid language-mermaid"></div>'
+    )
+  })
+
   await t.test('should support an html (default)', function () {
     assert.equal(
       renderToStaticMarkup(<Markdown children="<i>a</i>" />),