diff --git a/autoload/tablemode.vim b/autoload/tablemode.vim
index d601634..aa96eea 100644
--- a/autoload/tablemode.vim
+++ b/autoload/tablemode.vim
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ function! s:ToggleSyntax() "{{{2
   if !g:table_mode_syntax | return | endif
 
   if tablemode#IsActive()
-    exec 'syntax match Table'
-          \ '/' . tablemode#table#StartExpr() . '\zs|.\+|\ze' . tablemode#table#EndExpr() . '/'
-          \ 'contains=TableBorder,TableSeparator,TableColumnAlign,yesCell,noCell,maybeCell,redCell,greenCell,yellowCell,blueCell,whiteCell,darkCell'
-          \ 'containedin=ALL'
+    let s:table_mode_syntax_dict = tablemode#utils#get_buffer_or_global_option('table_mode_syntax_dict')
+    execute 'syntax match Table'
+      \ '/' . tablemode#table#StartExpr() . '\zs|.\+|\ze' . tablemode#table#EndExpr() . '/'
+      \ 'contains=' . s:table_mode_syntax_dict.contains
+      \ 'containedin=' . s:table_mode_syntax_dict.containedin
     syntax match TableSeparator /|/ contained
     syntax match TableColumnAlign /:/ contained
     syntax match TableBorder /[\-+]\+/ contained
diff --git a/plugin/table-mode.vim b/plugin/table-mode.vim
index 1b74dc5..c5a9485 100644
--- a/plugin/table-mode.vim
+++ b/plugin/table-mode.vim
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ call s:SetGlobalOptDefault('table_mode_sort_map', g:table_mode_map_prefix.'s')
 call s:SetGlobalOptDefault('table_mode_tableize_map', g:table_mode_map_prefix.'t')
 call s:SetGlobalOptDefault('table_mode_tableize_d_map', '<Leader>T')
 
+call s:SetGlobalOptDefault('table_mode_syntax_dict', {
+\   'contains': 'TableBorder,TableSeparator,TableColumnAlign,' .
+\               'yesCell,noCell,maybeCell,redCell,greenCell,yellowCell,blueCell,whiteCell,darkCell',
+\   'containedin': 'ALL'
+\})
+
 call s:SetGlobalOptDefault('table_mode_syntax', 1)
 call s:SetGlobalOptDefault('table_mode_auto_align', 1)
 call s:SetGlobalOptDefault('table_mode_update_time', 500)