diff --git a/yasha/cli.py b/yasha/cli.py
index 3ba4168..aa73dfa 100644
--- a/yasha/cli.py
+++ b/yasha/cli.py
@@ -146,11 +146,12 @@ def load_extensions(file):
 @click.option("-M", is_flag=True, help="Outputs Makefile compatible list of dependencies. Doesn't render the template.")
 @click.option("-MD", is_flag=True, help="Creates Makefile compatible .d file alongside the rendered template.")
 @click.option('--version', is_flag=True, callback=print_version, expose_value=False, is_eager=True, help="Print version and exit.")
+@click.option("--latex", "-latex", is_flag=True, help="Interpret template file in LaTeX format.")
 def cli(
         template_variables, template, output, variables, extensions,
         encoding, include_path, no_variable_file, no_extension_file,
         no_trim_blocks, no_lstrip_blocks, remove_trailing_newline,
-        mode, m, md):
+        mode, m, md, latex):
     """Reads the given Jinja TEMPLATE and renders its content
     into a new file. For example, a template called 'foo.c.j2'
     will be written into 'foo.c' in case the output file is not
@@ -228,7 +229,8 @@ def cli(
         mode=mode,
         trim_blocks=not no_trim_blocks,
         lstrip_blocks=not no_lstrip_blocks,
-        keep_trailing_newline=not remove_trailing_newline
+        keep_trailing_newline=not remove_trailing_newline,
+        latex_support=latex
    )
 
     # Get template
diff --git a/yasha/yasha.py b/yasha/yasha.py
index 9d5c229..f49867b 100644
--- a/yasha/yasha.py
+++ b/yasha/yasha.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def parse_cli_variables(args):
 
 def load_jinja(
         path, tests, filters, classes, mode,
-        trim_blocks, lstrip_blocks, keep_trailing_newline):
+        trim_blocks, lstrip_blocks, keep_trailing_newline, latex_support):
     from jinja2.defaults import BLOCK_START_STRING, BLOCK_END_STRING, \
         VARIABLE_START_STRING, VARIABLE_END_STRING, \
         COMMENT_START_STRING, COMMENT_END_STRING, \
@@ -142,23 +142,44 @@ def load_jinja(
         None: jinja.Undefined,
     }
 
-    env = jinja.Environment(
-        block_start_string=BLOCK_START_STRING,
-        block_end_string=BLOCK_END_STRING,
-        variable_start_string=VARIABLE_START_STRING,
-        variable_end_string=VARIABLE_END_STRING,
-        comment_start_string=COMMENT_START_STRING,
-        comment_end_string=COMMENT_END_STRING,
-        line_statement_prefix=LINE_STATEMENT_PREFIX,
-        line_comment_prefix=LINE_COMMENT_PREFIX,
-        trim_blocks=trim_blocks,
-        lstrip_blocks=lstrip_blocks,
-        newline_sequence=NEWLINE_SEQUENCE,
-        keep_trailing_newline=keep_trailing_newline,
-        extensions=classes,
-        undefined=undefined[mode],
-        loader=jinja.FileSystemLoader(path)
-    )
+    if latex_support:
+        env = jinja.Environment(
+            block_start_string= '\BLOCK{',
+            block_end_string='}',
+            variable_start_string='\VAR{',
+            variable_end_string='}',
+            comment_start_string='\#{',
+            comment_end_string='}',
+            line_statement_prefix='%%',
+            line_comment_prefix='%#',
+            trim_blocks=True,
+            lstrip_blocks=lstrip_blocks,
+            autoescape = False,
+            newline_sequence=NEWLINE_SEQUENCE,
+            keep_trailing_newline=keep_trailing_newline,
+            extensions=classes,
+            undefined=undefined[mode],
+            loader=jinja.FileSystemLoader(path)
+        )
+    else:
+        env = jinja.Environment(
+            block_start_string=BLOCK_START_STRING,
+            block_end_string=BLOCK_END_STRING,
+            variable_start_string=VARIABLE_START_STRING,
+            variable_end_string=VARIABLE_END_STRING,
+            comment_start_string=COMMENT_START_STRING,
+            comment_end_string=COMMENT_END_STRING,
+            line_statement_prefix=LINE_STATEMENT_PREFIX,
+            line_comment_prefix=LINE_COMMENT_PREFIX,
+            trim_blocks=trim_blocks,
+            lstrip_blocks=lstrip_blocks,
+            newline_sequence=NEWLINE_SEQUENCE,
+            keep_trailing_newline=keep_trailing_newline,
+            extensions=classes,
+            undefined=undefined[mode],
+            loader=jinja.FileSystemLoader(path)
+        )
+
     env.tests.update(tests)
     env.filters.update(filters)
     return env