diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 7cde857..37ee836 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ 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*\z(`\{3,\}\).*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend
-syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(\~\{3,\}\).*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend
+syn region markdownCodeBlock matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(`\{3,\}\).*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend
+syn region markdownCodeBlock matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(\~\{3,\}\).*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend
 
 syn match markdownFootnote "\[^[^\]]\+\]"
 syn match markdownFootnoteDefinition "^\[^[^\]]\+\]:"