diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-markdown.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-markdown.el
index bf1876f..e3f9507 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-markdown.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-markdown.el
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 (use-package markdown-mode
   :mode (("\\.md\\'" . gfm-mode)
-         ("\\.markdown\\'" . gfm-mode)))
+         ("\\.markdown\\'" . gfm-mode))
+  :custom
+  (markdown-fontify-code-blocks-natively t))
 
 (provide 'init-markdown)