diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index e0ff6f2..072865e 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ syn region markdownBoldItalic start="\S\@<=\*\*\*\|\*\*\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\*\
 syn region markdownBoldItalic 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=" \=``" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
-syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\zs```\w*\ze\s*$" end="^```\ze\s*$" keepend
+syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\zs```\s*\w*\ze\s*$" end="^```\ze\s*$" keepend
 
 syn match markdownEscape "\\[][\\`*_{}()#+.!-]"
 syn match markdownError "\w\@<=_\w\@="