diff --git a/rich/markdown.py b/rich/markdown.py
index 26167286..35ac28c1 100644
--- a/rich/markdown.py
+++ b/rich/markdown.py
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class Markdown(JupyterMixin):
         style (Union[str, Style], optional): Optional style to apply to markdown.
         hyperlinks (bool, optional): Enable hyperlinks. Defaults to ``True``.
         inline_code_lexer: (str, optional): Lexer to use if inline code highlighting is
-            enabled. Defaults to "python".
+            enabled. Defaults to None.
         inline_code_theme: (Optional[str], optional): Pygments theme for inline code
             highlighting, or None for no highlighting. Defaults to None.
     """