diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c827adbc..5358b549 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [#498](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/498) - Explicitly use UTC when comparing time zones in the `OAuth` implementation.
 - [#476](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/476) - Use Azure SDK Python packages instead of wrapping Azure CLI.
 - [#521](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/521) - Improved performance on deployment workflow for Webviz applications with large data sets. Also allow for empty commits (i.e. redeployment of same application triggering new build).
+- [#532](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/532) - Fixed syntax highlighting of code blocks in markdown.
 
 ### Added
 - [#503](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/503) - Added `__main__.py`. This will allow users to do `python -m webviz_config [...]` in addition to `webviz [...]`.
diff --git a/examples/example-markdown.md b/examples/example-markdown.md
index b5aff695..9c44d2b7 100644
--- a/examples/example-markdown.md
+++ b/examples/example-markdown.md
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ First Header | Second Header
 ------------ | -------------
 Content Cell | Content Cell
 Content Cell | Content Cell
+
+#### Some code
+
+```python
+def some_function(input: int) -> int:
+    return 42 * input
+```
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diff --git a/webviz_config/generic_plugins/_markdown.py b/webviz_config/generic_plugins/_markdown.py
index 9cf6033b..5dc196a4 100644
--- a/webviz_config/generic_plugins/_markdown.py
+++ b/webviz_config/generic_plugins/_markdown.py
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ def __init__(self, markdown_file: Path):
             markdown.markdown(
                 get_path(self.markdown_file).read_text(),
                 extensions=[
+                    "fenced_code",
                     "tables",
                     "sane_lists",
                     _WebvizMarkdownExtension(base_path=markdown_file.parent),