diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index 09fb248..2f3ee6d 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -285,6 +285,41 @@ pre[class*="language-"], code[class*="language-"] {
     background: transparent !important;
 }
 
+/* ── Line highlight (paste view) ───────────────────────────────────────── */
+.view-full pre { position: relative; }
+.view-full code { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
+
+/* Overlay bar behind code text */
+.line-hl {
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    background: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.1);
+    border-left: 3px solid var(--primary);
+    pointer-events: none;
+    z-index: 0;
+}
+[data-theme="dark"] .line-hl {
+    background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.15);
+}
+
+/* Gutter span for highlighted lines */
+.line-numbers-rows > span.hl-active::before {
+    color: var(--primary) !important;
+    font-weight: 700;
+}
+/* Gutter spans are clickable when line numbers are shown */
+.line-numbers-rows {
+    pointer-events: auto !important;
+}
+.line-numbers-rows > span {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    pointer-events: auto;
+}
+.line-numbers-rows > span:hover::before {
+    color: var(--text-sub) !important;
+}
+
 /* ── Responsive ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
     .nav-input  { width: 90px; }
diff --git a/static/js/paste_view.js b/static/js/paste_view.js
index 4e518d1..acf1290 100644
--- a/static/js/paste_view.js
+++ b/static/js/paste_view.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
 
     renderPaste(_decryptedPaste);
     initPasteActions();
+    initLineHighlight(); // register Prism hook before initLineNumbers triggers Prism
     initLineNumbers();
     initDeletion();
 });
@@ -208,3 +209,106 @@ function initDeletion() {
         });
     }
 }
+
+// ── Line highlight / linking ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+let _hlAnchor  = null; // anchor line for shift-click range
+let _hlStart   = null;
+let _hlEnd     = null;
+let _hlScrolled = false;
+
+function initLineHighlight() {
+    // Parse ?L=5 or ?L=5-12 from the URL
+    const lParam = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('L');
+    if (lParam) {
+        const m = lParam.match(/^(\d+)(?:-(\d+))?$/);
+        if (m) {
+            _hlStart  = parseInt(m[1], 10);
+            _hlEnd    = m[2] ? parseInt(m[2], 10) : _hlStart;
+            _hlAnchor = _hlStart;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // After every Prism highlight, wire gutter clicks and redraw highlight bars.
+    // initLineNumbers() calls Prism, which fires this hook.
+    Prism.hooks.add('complete', function (env) {
+        if (env.element && env.element.id === 'codeBlock') {
+            _wireLineClicks();
+            if (_hlStart !== null) {
+                _drawHighlight(_hlStart, _hlEnd);
+                if (!_hlScrolled) {
+                    _scrollToLine(_hlStart);
+                    _hlScrolled = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function _wireLineClicks() {
+    const viewPre = document.getElementById('viewPre');
+    if (!viewPre) return;
+    viewPre.querySelectorAll('.line-numbers-rows > span').forEach((span, i) => {
+        if (span.dataset.lineWired) return;
+        span.dataset.lineWired = '1';
+        const lineNum = i + 1;
+        span.title = `Line ${lineNum}`;
+        span.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+            if (e.shiftKey && _hlAnchor !== null) {
+                const a = Math.min(_hlAnchor, lineNum);
+                const b = Math.max(_hlAnchor, lineNum);
+                _hlStart = a; _hlEnd = b;
+                _drawHighlight(a, b);
+                _updateLineUrl(a, b);
+            } else {
+                _hlAnchor = lineNum;
+                _hlStart  = lineNum;
+                _hlEnd    = lineNum;
+                _drawHighlight(lineNum, lineNum);
+                _updateLineUrl(lineNum, lineNum);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+function _drawHighlight(start, end) {
+    const viewPre = document.getElementById('viewPre');
+    const code    = document.getElementById('codeBlock');
+    if (!viewPre || !code) return;
+
+    // Remove old bars and gutter classes
+    viewPre.querySelectorAll('.line-hl').forEach(el => el.remove());
+    viewPre.querySelectorAll('.line-numbers-rows > span').forEach(
+        (s, i) => s.classList.toggle('hl-active', i + 1 >= start && i + 1 <= end)
+    );
+
+    const lineH  = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(code).lineHeight) || 22.4;
+    const padTop = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(viewPre).paddingTop) || 16;
+
+    const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+    for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
+        const bar = document.createElement('div');
+        bar.className = 'line-hl';
+        bar.style.top    = (padTop + (i - 1) * lineH) + 'px';
+        bar.style.height = lineH + 'px';
+        frag.appendChild(bar);
+    }
+    // Insert before <code> so bars sit below code text in z-order
+    viewPre.insertBefore(frag, viewPre.firstChild);
+}
+
+function _scrollToLine(lineNum) {
+    const code    = document.getElementById('codeBlock');
+    const viewPre = document.getElementById('viewPre');
+    const scroller = document.querySelector('.view-full');
+    if (!code || !viewPre || !scroller) return;
+    const lineH  = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(code).lineHeight) || 22.4;
+    const padTop = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(viewPre).paddingTop) || 16;
+    scroller.scrollTop = Math.max(0, padTop + (lineNum - 1) * lineH - 80);
+}
+
+function _updateLineUrl(start, end) {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+    url.searchParams.set('L', start === end ? String(start) : `${start}-${end}`);
+    history.replaceState(null, '', url.toString());
+}