diff --git a/gradle/docs.gradle b/gradle/docs.gradle
index 5acdd37af3..031abb34d4 100644
--- a/gradle/docs.gradle
+++ b/gradle/docs.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ asciidoctor {
 				revnumber: project.version,
 				sectanchors: '',
 				sectnums: '',
-				'source-highlighter': 'coderay',
+				'source-highlighter': 'coderay@', // TODO switch to 'rouge' once supported by the html5 backend
 				stylesdir: 'stylesheets/',
 				stylesheet: 'spring.css',
 				'spring-version': project.version
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/appendix.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/appendix.adoc
index 4d661e561d..cb02ef7a94 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/appendix.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/appendix.adoc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 :wiki-spring-framework: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/wiki
 :toc: left
 :toclevels: 2
+ifdef::backend-pdf[:source-highlighter: rouge]
 
 [[spring-whats-new]]
 == What's New in the Spring Framework
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core.adoc
index 79d2640383..9f1e1a9138 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core.adoc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 :api-spring-framework: {doc-root}/spring-framework/docs/{spring-version}/javadoc-api/org/springframework
 :toc: left
 :toclevels: 2
+ifdef::backend-pdf[:source-highlighter: rouge]
 
 This part of the reference documentation covers all of those technologies that are
 absolutely integral to the Spring Framework.
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
index 5fe41d0f33..5a37c77ea9 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 :api-spring-framework: {doc-root}/spring-framework/docs/{spring-version}/javadoc-api/org/springframework
 :toc: left
 :toclevels: 2
+ifdef::backend-pdf[:source-highlighter: rouge]
 
 This part of the reference documentation is concerned with data access and the
 interaction between the data access layer and the business or service layer.
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
index 261e9db338..82bc7fae19 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/integration.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 :doc-spring-gemfire: {doc-root}/spring-gemfire/docs/current/reference
 :toc: left
 :toclevels: 2
+ifdef::backend-pdf[:source-highlighter: rouge]
 
 This part of the reference documentation covers the Spring Framework's integration with
 a number of Java EE (and related) technologies.
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/overview.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/overview.adoc
index 5a4118f8ad..86e1a925d8 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/overview.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/overview.adoc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 :api-spring-framework: {doc-root}/spring-framework/docs/{spring-version}/javadoc-api/org/springframework
 :toc: left
 :toclevels: 2
+ifdef::backend-pdf[:source-highlighter: rouge]
 
 
 [[overview-getting-started-with-spring]]
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
index 918d399102..e522ddc9ed 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 :doc-spring-boot: {doc-root}/spring-boot/docs/current/reference
 :toc: left
 :toclevels: 2
+ifdef::backend-pdf[:source-highlighter: rouge]
 
 The adoption of the test-driven-development (TDD) approach to software
 development is certainly advocated by the Spring team, and so coverage of Spring's
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/web.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/web.adoc
index e39f686261..136610c6be 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/web.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/web.adoc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 :api-spring-framework: {doc-root}/spring-framework/docs/{spring-version}/javadoc-api/org/springframework
 :toc: left
 :toclevels: 2
+ifdef::backend-pdf[:source-highlighter: rouge]
 
 This part of the reference documentation covers Spring Framework's support for the
 presentation tier (and specifically web-based presentation tiers) including support