diff --git a/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js b/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
index 1417cc5a..f0408322 100644
--- a/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
+++ b/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
@@ -560,6 +560,9 @@ test('Test code fencing with additional backticks inside', () => {
expect(parser.replace(nestedBackticks)).toBe(
'`This is how you can write ~strikethrough~, *bold*, _italics_, and [links](https://www.expensify.com)`
',
);
+
+ nestedBackticks = '```\n`test`👋\n```';
+ expect(parser.replace(nestedBackticks)).toBe('`test`👋
');
});
test('Test combination replacements', () => {
diff --git a/lib/ExpensiMark.ts b/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
index 0a17a763..65e72d3f 100644
--- a/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
+++ b/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export default class ExpensiMark {
// but we should not replace backtick symbols if they include tags between them.
// At least one non-whitespace character or a specific whitespace character (" " and "\u00A0")
// must be present inside the backticks.
- regex: /(\B|_|)`((?:`)*(?!`).*?[\S| |\u00A0]+?.*?(?|[^<]*<\/video>)/gm,
+ regex: /(\B|_|)`((?:`)*(?!`).*?[\S| |\u00A0]+?.*?(?)[^<]*(?:<(?!pre>)[^<]*)*<\/pre>|[^<]*<\/video>)/gm,
replacement: (_extras, _match, g1, g2, g3) => {
const g2Value = g2.trim() === '' ? g2.replaceAll(' ', ' ') : g2;
return `${g1}${g2Value}${g3}`;