diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbfcb805..07da85be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Features/Changes
 
 ### Bug Fixes
+- Fix markdown syntax highlighting
 
 ## 0.4.1
 
diff --git a/defaults/dark-theme.toml b/defaults/dark-theme.toml
index 478d501a..8d3c6ce0 100644
--- a/defaults/dark-theme.toml
+++ b/defaults/dark-theme.toml
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ dim-text = "#5C6370"
 "variable.other.member" = "$red"
 "tag" = "$blue"
 
+"markup.heading" = "$red"
+"markup.bold" = "$orange"
+"markup.italic" = "$orange"
+"markup.list" = "$orange"
+"markup.link.url" = "$blue"
+"markup.link.label" = "$purple"
+"markup.link.text" = "$purple"
+
 "bracket.color.1" = "$blue"
 "bracket.color.2" = "$yellow"
 "bracket.color.3" = "$purple"
diff --git a/defaults/light-theme.toml b/defaults/light-theme.toml
index 5cef4861..570e6f75 100644
--- a/defaults/light-theme.toml
+++ b/defaults/light-theme.toml
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ dim-text = "#A0A1A7"
 "variable.other.member" = "$red"
 "tag" = "$blue"
 
+"markup.heading" = "$red"
+"markup.bold" = "$orange"
+"markup.italic" = "$orange"
+"markup.list" = "$orange"
+"markup.link.url" = "$blue"
+"markup.link.label" = "$purple"
+"markup.link.text" = "$purple"
+
 "bracket.color.1" = "$blue"
 "bracket.color.2" = "$yellow"
 "bracket.color.3" = "$purple"
diff --git a/lapce-core/src/language.rs b/lapce-core/src/language.rs
index 53c9ae49..15c1535a 100644
--- a/lapce-core/src/language.rs
+++ b/lapce-core/src/language.rs
@@ -1169,8 +1169,8 @@ pub enum LapceLanguage {
         extensions: &[],
         comment: comment_properties!(),
         tree_sitter: TreeSitterProperties {
-            grammar: Some("markdown"),
-            grammar_fn: None,
+            grammar: Some("markdown_inline"),
+            grammar_fn: Some("markdown_inline"),
             query: Some("markdown.inline"),
             code_glance: (DEFAULT_CODE_GLANCE_LIST, DEFAULT_CODE_GLANCE_IGNORE_LIST),
             sticky_headers: &[],
diff --git a/lapce-core/src/style.rs b/lapce-core/src/style.rs
index fed66424..9f6a5cd2 100644
--- a/lapce-core/src/style.rs
+++ b/lapce-core/src/style.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
     "conceal",
     "none",
     "tag",
+    "markup.bold",
+    "markup.italic",
+    "markup.list",
+    "markup.quote",
+    "markup.heading",
+    "markup.link.url",
+    "markup.link.label",
+    "markup.link.text",
 ];
 
 pub fn line_styles(