diff --git a/source/11_chapter_3.md b/source/11_chapter_3.md
index c3d41ac3..61fddea0 100644
--- a/source/11_chapter_3.md
+++ b/source/11_chapter_3.md
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ if mood == 'happy':
     print("I am a happy robot")
 ```
 
+Alternatively, you can also use LaTeX to create a code block as shown in the Java example below:
+\lstinputlisting[style=javaCodeStyle, caption=Main.java]{source/code/HelloWorld.java}
+
+If you use `javaCodeStyle` as defined in the `preamble.tex`, it is best to keep the maximum line length in the source code at 80 characters.
+
 ### Subsection 2
 
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diff --git a/source/code/HelloWorld.java b/source/code/HelloWorld.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d66baa05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/code/HelloWorld.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ *  Hello, world - example in Java.
+ */
+public class Main{
+    // says hello to the world
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("Hello, world!");
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/style/preamble.tex b/style/preamble.tex
index aabca838..ec551dbc 100644
--- a/style/preamble.tex
+++ b/style/preamble.tex
@@ -40,6 +40,40 @@
 %Following line controls size of figure legends
 % \setsansfont[Scale=1.2]{Optima Regular}
 
+% CODE BLOCKS
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{listings}
+\usepackage{color}
+
+% JAVA CODE BLOCKS
+\definecolor{backcolour}{RGB}{242,242,242}
+\definecolor{javared}{rgb}{0.6,0,0}
+\definecolor{javagreen}{rgb}{0.25,0.5,0.35}
+\definecolor{javapurple}{rgb}{0.5,0,0.35}
+\definecolor{javadocblue}{rgb}{0.25,0.35,0.75}
+
+\lstdefinestyle{javaCodeStyle}{
+  language=Java,                         % the language of the code
+  backgroundcolor=\color{backcolour},    % choose the background color; you must add \usepackage{color} or \usepackage{xcolor}
+  basicstyle=\fontsize{10}{8}\sffamily,
+  breakatwhitespace=false,
+  breaklines=true,
+  keywordstyle=\color{javapurple}\bfseries,
+  stringstyle=\color{javared},
+  commentstyle=\color{javagreen},
+  morecomment=[s][\color{javadocblue}]{/**}{*/},
+  captionpos=t,                          % sets the caption-position to bottom
+  frame=single,                          % adds a frame around the code
+  numbers=left,
+  numbersep=10pt,                         % margin between number and code block
+  keepspaces=true,                       % keeps spaces in text, useful for keeping indentation of code (possibly needs columns=flexible)
+  columns=fullflexible,
+  showspaces=false,                      % show spaces everywhere adding particular underscores; it overrides 'showstringspaces'
+  showstringspaces=false,                % underline spaces within strings only
+  showtabs=false,                        % show tabs within strings adding particular underscores
+  tabsize=2                              % sets default tabsize to 2 spaces
+}
+
 %Attempt to set math size
 %First size must match the text size in the document or command will not work
 %\DeclareMathSizes{display size}{text size}{script size}{scriptscript size}.