diff --git a/flakes/emacs/config/init.el b/flakes/emacs/config/init.el
index 7e0e70b..3c1045e 100644
--- a/flakes/emacs/config/init.el
+++ b/flakes/emacs/config/init.el
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@
   (marginalia-mode))
 
 (use-package markdown-mode
+  :custom
+  (markdown-fontify-code-blocks-natively t)
   :defer t)
 
 (use-package modus-themes