diff --git a/collects/meta/web/lang/reader.rkt b/collects/meta/web/lang/reader.rkt
index 228eee92f2..15b850f781 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/lang/reader.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/lang/reader.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #lang s-exp syntax/module-reader
-
 meta/web/common/main
 
 ;; Similar to `#lang scribble/html', but with a plain scribble reader
@@ -7,7 +6,13 @@ meta/web/common/main
 
 #:read        scribble:read
 #:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax
-#:info        (scribble-base-reader-info)
+#:info        (web-reader-info)
 
-(require (prefix-in scribble: scribble/reader)
-         (only-in scribble/base/reader scribble-base-reader-info))
+(require (prefix-in scribble: scribble/reader))
+
+(define (web-reader-info)
+  (lambda (key defval default)
+    (case key
+      [(color-lexer)
+       (dynamic-require 'syntax-color/scribble-lexer 'scribble-lexer)]
+      [else (default key defval)])))