diff --git a/material/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py b/material/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py
index c21a582a6..a0c149b98 100644
--- a/material/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py
+++ b/material/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 
 import re
 
-from html.parser import HTMLParser
 from math import ceil
 
+from .parser import ReadtimeParser
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Functions
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -48,27 +49,3 @@ def readtime(html: str, words_per_minute: int):
 
     # Return readtime in minutes
     return ceil(seconds / 60)
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Classes
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Readtime parser
-class ReadtimeParser(HTMLParser):
-
-    # Initialize parser
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(convert_charrefs = True)
-
-        # Keep track of text and images
-        self.text   = []
-        self.images = 0
-
-    # Collect images
-    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
-        if tag == "img":
-            self.images += 1
-
-    # Collect text
-    def handle_data(self, data):
-        self.text.append(data)
diff --git a/material/plugins/blog/readtime/parser.py b/material/plugins/blog/readtime/parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b91a7b309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/material/plugins/blog/readtime/parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2023 Martin Donath <martin.donath@squidfunk.com>
+
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+# deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+# rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+# sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+# IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+from html.parser import HTMLParser
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classes
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Readtime parser
+class ReadtimeParser(HTMLParser):
+
+    # Initialize parser
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(convert_charrefs = True)
+
+        # Keep track of text and images
+        self.text   = []
+        self.images = 0
+
+    # Collect images
+    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
+        if tag == "img":
+            self.images += 1
+
+    # Collect text
+    def handle_data(self, data):
+        self.text.append(data)
diff --git a/src/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py b/src/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py
index c21a582a6..a0c149b98 100644
--- a/src/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py
+++ b/src/plugins/blog/readtime/__init__.py
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 
 import re
 
-from html.parser import HTMLParser
 from math import ceil
 
+from .parser import ReadtimeParser
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Functions
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -48,27 +49,3 @@ def readtime(html: str, words_per_minute: int):
 
     # Return readtime in minutes
     return ceil(seconds / 60)
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Classes
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Readtime parser
-class ReadtimeParser(HTMLParser):
-
-    # Initialize parser
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(convert_charrefs = True)
-
-        # Keep track of text and images
-        self.text   = []
-        self.images = 0
-
-    # Collect images
-    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
-        if tag == "img":
-            self.images += 1
-
-    # Collect text
-    def handle_data(self, data):
-        self.text.append(data)
diff --git a/src/plugins/blog/readtime/parser.py b/src/plugins/blog/readtime/parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b91a7b309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/blog/readtime/parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2023 Martin Donath <martin.donath@squidfunk.com>
+
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+# deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+# rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+# sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+# IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+from html.parser import HTMLParser
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classes
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Readtime parser
+class ReadtimeParser(HTMLParser):
+
+    # Initialize parser
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(convert_charrefs = True)
+
+        # Keep track of text and images
+        self.text   = []
+        self.images = 0
+
+    # Collect images
+    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
+        if tag == "img":
+            self.images += 1
+
+    # Collect text
+    def handle_data(self, data):
+        self.text.append(data)