diff --git a/src/renderer/plugins/markdown-code-highlight.ts b/src/renderer/plugins/markdown-code-highlight.ts
index 67242ab5..583e9a00 100644
--- a/src/renderer/plugins/markdown-code-highlight.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/plugins/markdown-code-highlight.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export default {
 
         if (code) {
           if (!options.inlineStyle) {
-            node.outerText = code
+            node.outerHTML = ctx.lib.lodash.escape(code)
             return
           }