diff --git a/packages/babel-code-frame/package.json b/packages/babel-code-frame/package.json
index 3f376522ab..6b217b4f94 100644
--- a/packages/babel-code-frame/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-code-frame/package.json
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
   "repository": "https://github.com/babel/babel/tree/master/packages/babel-code-frame",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "chalk": "^2.0.0",
-    "esutils": "^2.0.2",
-    "js-tokens": "^3.0.0"
+    "@babel/highlight": "7.0.0-beta.39"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "chalk": "^2.0.0",
     "strip-ansi": "^4.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-code-frame/src/index.js b/packages/babel-code-frame/src/index.js
index 17924b5692..f47ac52f2a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-code-frame/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-code-frame/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import jsTokens, { matchToToken } from "js-tokens";
-import esutils from "esutils";
-import Chalk from "chalk";
+import highlight, { shouldHighlight, getChalk } from "@babel/highlight";
 
 let deprecationWarningShown = false;
 
@@ -15,21 +13,10 @@ type NodeLocation = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Chalk styles for token types.
+ * Chalk styles for code frame token types.
  */
-
 function getDefs(chalk) {
   return {
-    keyword: chalk.cyan,
-    capitalized: chalk.yellow,
-    jsx_tag: chalk.yellow,
-    punctuator: chalk.yellow,
-    // bracket:  intentionally omitted.
-    number: chalk.magenta,
-    string: chalk.green,
-    regex: chalk.magenta,
-    comment: chalk.grey,
-    invalid: chalk.white.bgRed.bold,
     gutter: chalk.grey,
     marker: chalk.red.bold,
     message: chalk.red.bold,
@@ -42,76 +29,6 @@ function getDefs(chalk) {
 
 const NEWLINE = /\r\n|[\n\r\u2028\u2029]/;
 
-/**
- * RegExp to test for what seems to be a JSX tag name.
- */
-
-const JSX_TAG = /^[a-z][\w-]*$/i;
-
-/**
- * RegExp to test for the three types of brackets.
- */
-
-const BRACKET = /^[()[\]{}]$/;
-
-/**
- * Get the type of token, specifying punctuator type.
- */
-
-function getTokenType(match) {
-  const [offset, text] = match.slice(-2);
-  const token = matchToToken(match);
-
-  if (token.type === "name") {
-    if (esutils.keyword.isReservedWordES6(token.value)) {
-      return "keyword";
-    }
-
-    if (
-      JSX_TAG.test(token.value) &&
-      (text[offset - 1] === "<" || text.substr(offset - 2, 2) == "</")
-    ) {
-      return "jsx_tag";
-    }
-
-    if (token.value[0] !== token.value[0].toLowerCase()) {
-      return "capitalized";
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (token.type === "punctuator" && BRACKET.test(token.value)) {
-    return "bracket";
-  }
-
-  if (
-    token.type === "invalid" &&
-    (token.value === "@" || token.value === "#")
-  ) {
-    return "punctuator";
-  }
-
-  return token.type;
-}
-
-/**
- * Highlight `text`.
- */
-
-function highlight(defs: Object, text: string) {
-  return text.replace(jsTokens, function(...args) {
-    const type = getTokenType(args);
-    const colorize = defs[type];
-    if (colorize) {
-      return args[0]
-        .split(NEWLINE)
-        .map(str => colorize(str))
-        .join("\n");
-    } else {
-      return args[0];
-    }
-  });
-}
-
 /**
  * Extract what lines should be marked and highlighted.
  */
@@ -186,16 +103,13 @@ export function codeFrameColumns(
   opts: Object = {},
 ): string {
   const highlighted =
-    (opts.highlightCode && Chalk.supportsColor) || opts.forceColor;
-  let chalk = Chalk;
-  if (opts.forceColor) {
-    chalk = new Chalk.constructor({ enabled: true, level: 1 });
-  }
+    (opts.highlightCode || opts.forceColor) && shouldHighlight(opts);
+  const chalk = getChalk(opts);
+  const defs = getDefs(chalk);
   const maybeHighlight = (chalkFn, string) => {
     return highlighted ? chalkFn(string) : string;
   };
-  const defs = getDefs(chalk);
-  if (highlighted) rawLines = highlight(defs, rawLines);
+  if (highlighted) rawLines = highlight(rawLines, opts);
 
   const lines = rawLines.split(NEWLINE);
   const { start, end, markerLines } = getMarkerLines(loc, lines, opts);
diff --git a/packages/babel-highlight/.npmignore b/packages/babel-highlight/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f980694583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-highlight/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+src
+test
+*.log
diff --git a/packages/babel-highlight/README.md b/packages/babel-highlight/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36143844eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-highlight/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# @babel/highlight
+
+> Syntax highlight JavaScript strings for output in terminals.
+
+## Install
+
+```sh
+npm install --save @babel/highlight
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```js
+import highlight from "@babel/highlight";
+
+const code = `class Foo {
+  constructor()
+}`;
+
+const result = highlight(code);
+
+console.log(result);
+```
+
+```js
+class Foo {
+  constructor()
+}
+```
+
+By default, `highlight` will not highlight your code if your terminal does not support color. To force colors, pass `{ forceColor: true }` as the second argument to `highlight`.
+
+```js
+import highlight from "@babel/highlight";
+
+const code = `class Foo {
+  constructor()
+}`;
+
+const result = highlight(code, { forceColor: true });
+```
diff --git a/packages/babel-highlight/package.json b/packages/babel-highlight/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f40486e936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-highlight/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "@babel/highlight",
+  "version": "7.0.0-beta.39",
+  "description": "Syntax highlight JavaScript strings for output in terminals.",
+  "author": "suchipi <me@suchipi.com>",
+  "homepage": "https://babeljs.io/",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/babel/babel/tree/master/packages/babel-highlight",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "chalk": "^2.0.0",
+    "esutils": "^2.0.2",
+    "js-tokens": "^3.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "strip-ansi": "^4.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-highlight/src/index.js b/packages/babel-highlight/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc98a49f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-highlight/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import jsTokens, { matchToToken } from "js-tokens";
+import esutils from "esutils";
+import Chalk from "chalk";
+
+/**
+ * Chalk styles for token types.
+ */
+function getDefs(chalk) {
+  return {
+    keyword: chalk.cyan,
+    capitalized: chalk.yellow,
+    jsx_tag: chalk.yellow,
+    punctuator: chalk.yellow,
+    // bracket:  intentionally omitted.
+    number: chalk.magenta,
+    string: chalk.green,
+    regex: chalk.magenta,
+    comment: chalk.grey,
+    invalid: chalk.white.bgRed.bold,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * RegExp to test for newlines in terminal.
+ */
+const NEWLINE = /\r\n|[\n\r\u2028\u2029]/;
+
+/**
+ * RegExp to test for what seems to be a JSX tag name.
+ */
+const JSX_TAG = /^[a-z][\w-]*$/i;
+
+/**
+ * RegExp to test for the three types of brackets.
+ */
+const BRACKET = /^[()[\]{}]$/;
+
+/**
+ * Get the type of token, specifying punctuator type.
+ */
+function getTokenType(match) {
+  const [offset, text] = match.slice(-2);
+  const token = matchToToken(match);
+
+  if (token.type === "name") {
+    if (esutils.keyword.isReservedWordES6(token.value)) {
+      return "keyword";
+    }
+
+    if (
+      JSX_TAG.test(token.value) &&
+      (text[offset - 1] === "<" || text.substr(offset - 2, 2) == "</")
+    ) {
+      return "jsx_tag";
+    }
+
+    if (token.value[0] !== token.value[0].toLowerCase()) {
+      return "capitalized";
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (token.type === "punctuator" && BRACKET.test(token.value)) {
+    return "bracket";
+  }
+
+  if (
+    token.type === "invalid" &&
+    (token.value === "@" || token.value === "#")
+  ) {
+    return "punctuator";
+  }
+
+  return token.type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Highlight `text` using the token definitions in `defs`.
+ */
+function highlightTokens(defs: Object, text: string) {
+  return text.replace(jsTokens, function(...args) {
+    const type = getTokenType(args);
+    const colorize = defs[type];
+    if (colorize) {
+      return args[0]
+        .split(NEWLINE)
+        .map(str => colorize(str))
+        .join("\n");
+    } else {
+      return args[0];
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+type Options = {
+  forceColor?: boolean,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Whether the code should be highlighted given the passed options.
+ */
+export function shouldHighlight(options: Options): boolean {
+  return Chalk.supportsColor || options.forceColor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The Chalk instance that should be used given the passed options.
+ */
+export function getChalk(options: Options) {
+  let chalk = Chalk;
+  if (options.forceColor) {
+    chalk = new Chalk.constructor({ enabled: true, level: 1 });
+  }
+  return chalk;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Highlight `code`.
+ */
+export default function highlight(code: string, options: Options = {}): string {
+  if (shouldHighlight(options)) {
+    const chalk = getChalk(options);
+    const defs = getDefs(chalk);
+    return highlightTokens(defs, code);
+  } else {
+    return code;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-highlight/test/index.js b/packages/babel-highlight/test/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..774fbcd669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-highlight/test/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import assert from "assert";
+import chalk from "chalk";
+import stripAnsi from "strip-ansi";
+import highlight, { shouldHighlight, getChalk } from "..";
+
+describe("@babel/highlight", function() {
+  function stubColorSupport(supported) {
+    let originalSupportsColor;
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      originalSupportsColor = chalk.supportsColor;
+      chalk.supportsColor = supported;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      chalk.supportsColor = originalSupportsColor;
+    });
+  }
+
+  describe("highlight", function() {
+    describe("when colors are supported", function() {
+      stubColorSupport(true);
+
+      it("highlights code", function() {
+        const code = "console.log('hi')";
+        const result = highlight(code);
+        const stripped = stripAnsi(result);
+        assert.ok(result.length > stripped.length);
+        assert.equal(stripped, code);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("when colors are not supported", function() {
+      stubColorSupport(false);
+
+      it("does not attempt to highlight code", function() {
+        const code = "console.log('hi')";
+        const result = highlight(code);
+        const stripped = stripAnsi(result);
+        assert.ok(result.length === stripped.length);
+        assert.equal(result, code);
+      });
+
+      describe("and the forceColor option is passed", function() {
+        it("highlights the code anyway", function() {
+          const code = "console.log('hi')";
+          const result = highlight(code, { forceColor: true });
+          const stripped = stripAnsi(result);
+          assert.ok(result.length > stripped.length);
+          assert.equal(stripped, code);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("shouldHighlight", function() {
+    describe("when colors are supported", function() {
+      stubColorSupport(true);
+
+      it("returns true", function() {
+        assert.ok(shouldHighlight({}));
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("when colors are not supported", function() {
+      stubColorSupport(false);
+
+      it("returns false", function() {
+        assert.ok(!shouldHighlight({}));
+      });
+
+      describe("and the forceColor option is passed", function() {
+        it("returns true", function() {
+          assert.ok(shouldHighlight({ forceColor: true }));
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("getChalk", function() {
+    describe("when colors are supported", function() {
+      stubColorSupport(true);
+
+      describe("when forceColor is not passed", function() {
+        it("returns a Chalk instance", function() {
+          assert.equal(getChalk({}).constructor, chalk.constructor);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("when forceColor is passed", function() {
+        it("returns a Chalk instance", function() {
+          assert.equal(
+            getChalk({ forceColor: true }).constructor,
+            chalk.constructor,
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("when colors are supported", function() {
+      stubColorSupport(true);
+
+      describe("when forceColor is not passed", function() {
+        it("returns a Chalk instance", function() {
+          assert.equal(getChalk({}).constructor, chalk.constructor);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("when forceColor is passed", function() {
+        it("returns a Chalk instance", function() {
+          assert.equal(
+            getChalk({ forceColor: true }).constructor,
+            chalk.constructor,
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});