diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 49dbe3a..8b16226 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ exe 'syn region markdownBoldItalic matchgroup=markdownBoldItalicDelimiter start=
 
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`` \=" end=" \=``" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
-syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*```.*$" end="^\s*```\ze\s*$" keepend
+syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(\z(`\)\{3,}\|\z(\~\)\{3,}\)[^`]*$" end="^\s*\z1\%(\z2\z3\)*\ze\s*$" keepend
 
 syn match markdownFootnote "\[^[^\]]\+\]"
 syn match markdownFootnoteDefinition "^\[^[^\]]\+\]:"
 
 if main_syntax ==# 'markdown'
   for s:type in g:markdown_fenced_languages
-    exe 'syn region markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\..*','','').' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*```\s*'.matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*').'\>.*$" end="^\s*```\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\.','','g')
+    exe 'syn region markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\..*','','').' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(\z(`\)\{3,}\|\z(\~\)\{3,}\)\s*'.matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*').'\>[^`]*$" end="^\s*\z1\%(\z2\z3\)*\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\.','','g')
   endfor
   unlet! s:type
 endif