diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss
index 887ea642e47..061d006dc2f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/code_highlighting.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 p > code,
 li > code,
-pre > code {
+pre > code,
+strong > code,
+em > code {
   color: var(--primary-very-high);
   background: var(--hljs-bg);
 }