diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/notebook/index.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/notebook/index.ts
index 7bda590e9e3..2586457e2c2 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/notebook/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/notebook/index.ts
@@ -159,13 +159,15 @@ export const activate: ActivationFunction<void> = (ctx) => {
 			border-left-style: solid;
 		}
 
-		code,
-		.code {
+		code {
 			font-size: 1em;
-			line-height: 1.357em;
 		}
 
-		.code {
+		pre code {
+			font-family: var(--vscode-editor-font-family);
+			font-size: var(--vscode-editor-font-size);
+
+			line-height: 1.357em;
 			white-space: pre-wrap;
 		}
 	`;