diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/mermaid-markdown-all.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/mermaid-markdown-all.ts
index 30f044d9881..643ce395e91 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/mermaid-markdown-all.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/mermaid-markdown-all.ts
@@ -18,20 +18,7 @@ const MermaidExample = async (md: MarkdownRenderer) => {
           'Missing MarkdownIt highlight function (should be automatically created by vitepress'
         );
       }
-
-      // doing ```mermaid-example {line-numbers=5 highlight=14-17} is not supported
-      const langAttrs = '';
-      return `
-      <h5>Code:</h5>
-      <div class="language-mermaid">
-        <button class="copy"></button>
-        <span class="lang">mermaid</span>
-        ${
-          // html is pre-escaped by the highlight function
-          // (it also adds `v-pre` to ignore Vue template syntax)
-          md.options.highlight(token.content, 'mermaid', langAttrs)
-        }
-      </div>`;
+      return '';
     } else if (token.info.trim() === 'mermaid') {
       const key = index;
       return `
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/theme/Mermaid.vue b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/theme/Mermaid.vue
index 5012d30679d..30d474fda04 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/theme/Mermaid.vue
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/.vitepress/theme/Mermaid.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 <template>
+  <h5>Code:</h5>
+  <div class="language-mermaid">
+    <button class="copy"></button>
+    <span class="lang">mermaid</span>
+    <pre><code contenteditable="true" @input="updateCode" @keydown.meta.enter="renderChart" class="editable-code">{{ code }}</code></pre>
+    <div class="buttons-container"><kbd>Enter</kbd> <button @click="renderChart">Run►</button></div>
+  </div>
   <div v-html="svg"></div>
 </template>
 
@@ -18,15 +25,21 @@ const props = defineProps({
 });
 
 const svg = ref('');
+const code = ref(decodeURIComponent(props.graph));
+
 let mut = null;
 
+const updateCode = (event) => {
+  code.value = event.target.innerText;
+};
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   mut = new MutationObserver(() => renderChart());
   mut.observe(document.documentElement, { attributes: true });
   await renderChart();
 
   //refresh images on first render
-  const hasImages = /<img([\w\W]+?)>/.exec(decodeURIComponent(props.graph))?.length > 0;
+  const hasImages = /<img([\w\W]+?)>/.exec(code.value)?.length > 0;
   if (hasImages)
     setTimeout(() => {
       let imgElements = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
@@ -51,16 +64,14 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 onUnmounted(() => mut.disconnect());
 
 const renderChart = async () => {
-  console.log('rendering chart' + props.id + props.graph);
+  console.log('rendering chart' + props.id + code.value);
   const hasDarkClass = document.documentElement.classList.contains('dark');
   const mermaidConfig = {
     securityLevel: 'loose',
     startOnLoad: false,
     theme: hasDarkClass ? 'dark' : 'default',
   };
-
-  console.log({ mermaidConfig });
-  let svgCode = await render(props.id, decodeURIComponent(props.graph), mermaidConfig);
+  let svgCode = await render(props.id, code.value, mermaidConfig);
   // This is a hack to force v-html to re-render, otherwise the diagram disappears
   // when **switching themes** or **reloading the page**.
   // The cause is that the diagram is deleted during rendering (out of Vue's knowledge).
@@ -70,3 +81,27 @@ const renderChart = async () => {
   svg.value = `${svgCode} <span style="display: none">${salt}</span>`;
 };
 </script>
+
+<style>
+.editable-code:focus {
+  outline: none; /* Removes the default focus indicator */
+}
+
+.buttons-container {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: 1;
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.buttons-container > button {
+  color: #007bff;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.buttons-container > button:hover {
+  color: #0056b3;
+}
+</style>