diff --git a/binder/environment.yml b/binder/environment.yml
index bb5de9036cd..4c77b241d3a 100644
--- a/binder/environment.yml
+++ b/binder/environment.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies:
 - importlib-metadata >=4.6.0
 - intervaltree >=3.0.2
 - ipython >=8.13.0,<9.0.0,!=8.17.1
+- ipython_pygments_lexers
 - jedi >=0.17.2,<0.20.0
 - jellyfish >=0.7
 - jsonschema >=3.2.0
diff --git a/requirements/main.yml b/requirements/main.yml
index 7371c0ecdbe..a0dd27bfb5d 100644
--- a/requirements/main.yml
+++ b/requirements/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dependencies:
   - importlib-metadata >=4.6.0
   - intervaltree >=3.0.2
   - ipython >=8.13.0,<9.0.0,!=8.17.1
+  - ipython_pygments_lexers
   - jedi >=0.17.2,<0.20.0
   - jellyfish >=0.7
   - jsonschema >=3.2.0
diff --git a/spyder/dependencies.py b/spyder/dependencies.py
index 67eea346d2b..837d1311bdf 100644
--- a/spyder/dependencies.py
+++ b/spyder/dependencies.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 IMPORTLIB_METADATA_REQVER = '>=4.6.0'
 INTERVALTREE_REQVER = '>=3.0.2'
 IPYTHON_REQVER = ">=8.12.2,<8.13.0" if PY38 else ">=8.13.0,<9.0.0,!=8.17.1"
+IPYTHON_PYGMENTS_LEXERS_REQVER = ">=1.0"
 JEDI_REQVER = '>=0.17.2,<0.20.0'
 JELLYFISH_REQVER = '>=0.7'
 JSONSCHEMA_REQVER = '>=3.2.0'
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@
      'package_name': "IPython",
      'features': _("IPython interactive python environment"),
      'required_version': IPYTHON_REQVER},
+    {'modname': "ipython_pygments_lexers",
+     'package_name': "ipython_pygments_lexers",
+     'features': _("IPython lexers for syntax highlighting"),
+     'required_version': IPYTHON_PYGMENTS_LEXERS_REQVER},
     {'modname': "jedi",
      'package_name': "jedi",
      'features': _("Main backend for the Python Language Server"),