diff --git a/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs b/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs
index c2d8e45f16ea6f8dbe788cffae00a0bf7fc2b640..6751d2f78618e4759df5ebb1243e97f770f9dcc7 100644
--- a/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs
+++ b/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ impl MarkdownStyle {
                 font_size: Some(buffer_font_size.into()),
                 font_weight: Some(buffer_font_weight),
                 background_color: Some(colors.editor_foreground.opacity(0.08)),
+                color: cx
+                    .theme()
+                    .syntax()
+                    .style_for_name("text.literal")
+                    .and_then(|style| style.color),
                 ..Default::default()
             },
             link: TextStyleRefinement {