diff --git a/src/leetCodeSolutionProvider.ts b/src/leetCodeSolutionProvider.ts
index ddf32163..f78abc43 100644
--- a/src/leetCodeSolutionProvider.ts
+++ b/src/leetCodeSolutionProvider.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,20 @@
 // Copyright (c) jdneo. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
-import * as hljs from "highlight.js";
-import * as MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
-import * as path from "path";
-import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { Disposable, ExtensionContext, ViewColumn, WebviewPanel, window } from "vscode";
-import { leetCodeChannel } from "./leetCodeChannel";
 import { IProblem } from "./shared";
+import { MarkdownEngine } from "./webview/MarkdownEngine";
 
 class LeetCodeSolutionProvider implements Disposable {
 
     private context: ExtensionContext;
     private panel: WebviewPanel | undefined;
-    private markdown: MarkdownIt;
-    private markdownPath: string; // path of vscode built-in markdown extension
+    private mdEngine: MarkdownEngine;
     private solution: Solution;
 
     public initialize(context: ExtensionContext): void {
         this.context = context;
-        this.markdown = new MarkdownIt({
-            linkify: true,
-            typographer: true,
-            highlight: this.codeHighlighter.bind(this),
-        });
-        this.markdownPath = path.join(vscode.env.appRoot, "extensions", "markdown-language-features");
-
-        // Override code_block rule for highlighting in solution language
-        // tslint:disable-next-line:typedef
-        this.markdown.renderer.rules["code_block"] = (tokens, idx, options, _, self) => {
-            const highlight: string = options.highlight(tokens[idx].content, undefined);
-            return [
-                `<pre><code ${self.renderAttrs(tokens[idx])} >`,
-                highlight || this.markdown.utils.escapeHtml(tokens[idx].content),
-                "</code></pre>",
-            ].join("\n");
-        };
+        this.mdEngine = new MarkdownEngine();
     }
 
     public async show(solutionString: string, problem: IProblem): Promise<void> {
@@ -43,7 +22,7 @@ class LeetCodeSolutionProvider implements Disposable {
             this.panel = window.createWebviewPanel("leetCode.solution", "Top Voted Solution", ViewColumn.Active, {
                 retainContextWhenHidden: true,
                 enableFindWidget: true,
-                localResourceRoots: [vscode.Uri.file(path.join(this.markdownPath, "media"))],
+                localResourceRoots: this.mdEngine.localResourceRoots,
             });
 
             this.panel.onDidDispose(() => {
@@ -76,41 +55,20 @@ class LeetCodeSolutionProvider implements Disposable {
         return solution;
     }
 
-    private codeHighlighter(code: string, lang: string | undefined): string {
-        if (!lang) {
-            lang = this.solution.lang;
-        }
-        if (hljs.getLanguage(lang)) {
-            try {
-                return hljs.highlight(lang, code, true).value;
-            } catch (error) { /* do not highlight */ }
-        }
-        return ""; // use external default escaping
-    }
-
-    private getMarkdownStyles(): vscode.Uri[] {
-        try {
-            const stylePaths: string[] = require(path.join(this.markdownPath, "package.json"))["contributes"]["markdown.previewStyles"];
-            return stylePaths.map((p: string) => vscode.Uri.file(path.join(this.markdownPath, p)).with({ scheme: "vscode-resource" }));
-        } catch (error) {
-            leetCodeChannel.appendLine("[Error] Fail to load built-in markdown style file.");
-            return [];
-        }
-    }
-
     private getWebViewContent(solution: Solution): string {
-        const styles: string = this.getMarkdownStyles()
-            .map((style: vscode.Uri) => `<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${style.toString()}">`)
-            .join("\n");
+        const styles: string = this.mdEngine.getStylesHTML();
         const { title, url, lang, author, votes } = solution;
-        const head: string = this.markdown.render(`# [${title}](${url})`);
+        const head: string = this.mdEngine.render(`# [${title}](${url})`);
         const auth: string = `[${author}](https://leetcode.com/${author}/)`;
-        const info: string = this.markdown.render([
+        const info: string = this.mdEngine.render([
             `| Language |  Author  |  Votes   |`,
             `| :------: | :------: | :------: |`,
             `| ${lang}  | ${auth}  | ${votes} |`,
         ].join("\n"));
-        const body: string = this.markdown.render(solution.body);
+        const body: string = this.mdEngine.render(solution.body, {
+            lang: this.solution.lang,
+            host: "https://discuss.leetcode.com/",
+        });
         return `
             <!DOCTYPE html>
             <html>
diff --git a/src/webview/MarkdownEngine.ts b/src/webview/MarkdownEngine.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfff64d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webview/MarkdownEngine.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import * as hljs from "highlight.js";
+import * as MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
+import * as os from "os";
+import * as path from "path";
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import { leetCodeChannel } from "../leetCodeChannel";
+
+export class MarkdownEngine {
+
+    private readonly engine: MarkdownIt;
+    private readonly extRoot: string; // root path of vscode built-in markdown extension
+
+    public constructor() {
+        this.engine = this.initEngine();
+        this.extRoot = path.join(vscode.env.appRoot, "extensions", "markdown-language-features");
+    }
+
+    public get localResourceRoots(): vscode.Uri[] {
+        return [vscode.Uri.file(path.join(this.extRoot, "media"))];
+    }
+
+    public get styles(): vscode.Uri[] {
+        try {
+            const stylePaths: string[] = require(path.join(this.extRoot, "package.json"))["contributes"]["markdown.previewStyles"];
+            return stylePaths.map((p: string) => vscode.Uri.file(path.join(this.extRoot, p)).with({ scheme: "vscode-resource" }));
+        } catch (error) {
+            leetCodeChannel.appendLine("[Error] Fail to load built-in markdown style file.");
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public getStylesHTML(): string {
+        return this.styles.map((style: vscode.Uri) => `<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${style.toString()}">`).join(os.EOL);
+    }
+
+    public render(md: string, env?: any): string {
+        return this.engine.render(md, env);
+    }
+
+    private initEngine(): MarkdownIt {
+        const md: MarkdownIt = new MarkdownIt({
+            linkify: true,
+            typographer: true,
+            highlight: (code: string, lang?: string): string => {
+                switch (lang && lang.toLowerCase()) {
+                    case "mysql":
+                        lang = "sql"; break;
+                    case "json5":
+                        lang = "json"; break;
+                    case "python3":
+                        lang = "python"; break;
+                }
+                if (lang && hljs.getLanguage(lang)) {
+                    try {
+                        return hljs.highlight(lang, code, true).value;
+                    } catch (error) { /* do not highlight */ }
+                }
+                return ""; // use external default escaping
+            },
+        });
+
+        this.addCodeBlockHighlight(md);
+        this.addImageUrlCompletion(md);
+        this.addLinkValidator(md);
+        return md;
+    }
+
+    private addCodeBlockHighlight(md: MarkdownIt): void {
+        const codeBlock: MarkdownIt.TokenRender = md.renderer.rules["code_block"];
+        // tslint:disable-next-line:typedef
+        md.renderer.rules["code_block"] = (tokens, idx, options, env, self) => {
+            // if any token uses lang-specified code fence, then do not highlight code block
+            if (tokens.some((token: any) => token.type === "fence")) {
+                return codeBlock(tokens, idx, options, env, self);
+            }
+            // otherwise, highlight with default lang in env object.
+            const highlighted: string = options.highlight(tokens[idx].content, env.lang);
+            return [
+                `<pre><code ${self.renderAttrs(tokens[idx])} >`,
+                highlighted || md.utils.escapeHtml(tokens[idx].content),
+                "</code></pre>",
+            ].join(os.EOL);
+        };
+    }
+
+    private addImageUrlCompletion(md: MarkdownIt): void {
+        const image: MarkdownIt.TokenRender = md.renderer.rules["image"];
+        // tslint:disable-next-line:typedef
+        md.renderer.rules["image"] = (tokens, idx, options, env, self) => {
+            const imageSrc: string[] | undefined = tokens[idx].attrs.find((value: string[]) => value[0] === "src");
+            if (env.host && imageSrc && imageSrc[1].startsWith("/")) {
+                imageSrc[1] = `${env.host}${imageSrc[1]}`;
+            }
+            return image(tokens, idx, options, env, self);
+        };
+    }
+
+    private addLinkValidator(md: MarkdownIt): void {
+        const validateLink: (link: string) => boolean = md.validateLink;
+        md.validateLink = (link: string): boolean => {
+            // support file:// protocal link
+            return validateLink(link) || link.startsWith("file:");
+        };
+    }
+}