diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ba52df..aab2866 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ surprisingly well for most major-modes and is great for folding text.
 It should be trivial to add support for any language that uses braces
 to delimit blocks. Just add to `origami-parser-alist` something like:
 `(mode-name . origami-c-style-parser)`. Adding support for another
-lisp dialect should be almost as simple. With a little bit of effort
-it shouldn't be too hard to create a parser for anything with start
-and end delimiters (similar to braces). See the
-`origami-c-style-parser` function for how to define this.
+lisp dialect should be almost as simple. You can also easily define a
+parser for anything with start and end delimiters (similar to braces).
+Use the `origami-markers-parser` function for this. There's an example
+defined for triple-braces in `origami-parser-alist`.
 
 I'm happy to work on parsers for other languages if interest is
 expressed. Cut an issue and I'll see what I can do.
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ While I work on writing better documentation for parsing, I suggest
 starting by looking at the current parsers in origami-parsers.el to
 see how they work.
 
+# Can I override the folding parser for an individual file?
+
+You most certainly can. Just add a buffer-local variable that
+references a key in `origami-parser-alist`. Something like:
+
+    ;; -*- origami-fold-style: triple-braces -*-
+
+This will add fold-marker support to that file.
+
 # How is this different from [yafolding](https://github.com/zenozeng/yafolding.el)?
 
 I wasn't aware of yafolding before writing this. It looks like origami
@@ -209,12 +218,11 @@ folding operations easy.
 
 # How is this different from [folding.el](http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/folding.el)?
 
-Folding.el uses markers in the buffer to annotate folds. It should be
-very easy to add support for this to origami if anyone is looking for
-this feature?
+Folding.el uses markers in the buffer to annotate folds. Origami also
+supports this and more.
 
 # How is this different from folding implemented by a specific mode?
 
-It's general purpose and concentrates only on providing a decent
+It's general purpose and concentrates only on providing a great
 folding solution. You need only write a parser for origami to get all
-of its folding features for free.
+of its fold-manipulating features for free.
diff --git a/origami-parsers.el b/origami-parsers.el
index 817baa3..ef43abb 100644
--- a/origami-parsers.el
+++ b/origami-parsers.el
@@ -33,25 +33,6 @@
 (require 'cl)
 (require 'dash)
 
-(defcustom origami-parser-alist
-  '((java-mode             . origami-java-parser)
-    (c-mode                . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (c++-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (perl-mode             . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (cperl-mode            . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (js-mode               . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (js2-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (js3-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (go-mode               . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (php-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
-    (python-mode           . origami-indent-parser)
-    (emacs-lisp-mode       . origami-elisp-parser)
-    (lisp-interaction-mode . origami-elisp-parser)
-    (clojure-mode          . origami-clj-parser))
-  "alist mapping major-mode to parser function."
-  :type 'hook
-  :group 'origami)
-
 (defun origami-get-positions (content regex)
   "Returns a list of positions where REGEX matches in CONTENT. A
 position is a cons cell of the character and the numerical
@@ -217,6 +198,34 @@ position in the CONTENT."
 (defun origami-clj-parser (create)
   (origami-lisp-parser create "(def\\(\\w\\|-\\)*\\s-*\\(\\s_\\|\\w\\|[?!]\\)*\\([ \\t]*\\[.*?\\]\\)?"))
 
+(defun origami-markers-parser (start-marker end-marker)
+  "Create a parser for simple start and end markers."
+  (let ((regex (rx-to-string `(or ,start-marker ,end-marker))))
+    (lambda (create)
+      (lambda (content)
+        (let ((positions (origami-get-positions content regex)))
+          (origami-build-pair-tree create start-marker end-marker positions))))))
+
+(defcustom origami-parser-alist
+  `((java-mode             . origami-java-parser)
+    (c-mode                . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (c++-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (perl-mode             . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (cperl-mode            . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (js-mode               . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (js2-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (js3-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (go-mode               . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (php-mode              . origami-c-style-parser)
+    (python-mode           . origami-indent-parser)
+    (emacs-lisp-mode       . origami-elisp-parser)
+    (lisp-interaction-mode . origami-elisp-parser)
+    (clojure-mode          . origami-clj-parser)
+    (triple-braces         . ,(origami-markers-parser "{{{" "}}}")))
+  "alist mapping major-mode to parser function."
+  :type 'hook
+  :group 'origami)
+
 (provide 'origami-parsers)
 
 ;;; origami-parsers.el ends here
diff --git a/origami.el b/origami.el
index 412cf2d..3f34f79 100644
--- a/origami.el
+++ b/origami.el
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ was last built."
                                                 -last-item
                                                 origami-fold-data)
                                             (origami-create-overlay beg end offset buffer)))))))
-    (-when-let (parser-gen (or (cdr (assoc (buffer-local-value 'major-mode buffer)
+    (-when-let (parser-gen (or (cdr (assoc (if (local-variable-p 'origami-fold-style)
+                                               (buffer-local-value 'origami-fold-style buffer)
+                                             (buffer-local-value 'major-mode buffer))
                                            origami-parser-alist))
                                'origami-indent-parser))
       (funcall parser-gen create))))