diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 93a0b97..f68cdb5 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ syn region markdownItalic start="\S\@<=\*\|\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\|\*\S\@=" keep
 syn region markdownItalic start="\S\@<=_\|_\S\@=" end="\S\@<=_\|_\S\@=" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownBold start="\S\@<=\*\*\|\*\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\*\|\*\*\S\@=" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownBold start="\S\@<=__\|__\S\@=" end="\S\@<=__\|__\S\@=" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
-syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
+syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" transparent keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`` \=" end=" \=``" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 
 syn match markdownEscape "\\[][\\`*_{}()#+.!-]"