diff --git a/src/css/prosemirror.scss b/src/css/prosemirror.scss
index 3187dfdeac0..413813db695 100644
--- a/src/css/prosemirror.scss
+++ b/src/css/prosemirror.scss
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ div.ProseMirror {
 		padding-bottom: 0.5em;
 	}
 
-	code {
+	code:not(pre code) {
 		background-color: var(--color-background-dark);
 		border-radius: var(--border-radius);
 		padding: 0.1em 0.3em;