diff --git a/static/styles/dark.css b/static/styles/dark.css
index 3677f9c20f..ea452d933e 100644
--- a/static/styles/dark.css
+++ b/static/styles/dark.css
@@ -288,3 +288,9 @@ body.dark-mode .top-messages-logo svg circle {
     fill: #fff;
     stroke: #fff;
 }
+
+body.dark-mode .message_content code {
+    background-color: hsl(212, 25%, 15%);
+    border-color: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.5);
+    color: inherit;
+}