diff --git a/rc/filetype/markdown.kak b/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
index 19d5b3e07..2883111fd 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex ^\[[^\]\n]*\]:\h*([^\n]*) 1:l
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex ^\h*(>\h*)+ 0:comment
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex \H\K\h\h$ 0:PrimarySelection
 
+# Inline code
+add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex "^    [^\n]*" 0:meta
+
 # Commands
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾