diff --git a/crates/languages/src/markdown/brackets.scm b/crates/languages/src/markdown/brackets.scm
index 177c5d43d4..172a2e7f72 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/markdown/brackets.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/markdown/brackets.scm
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 ("{" @open "}" @close)
 (("\"" @open "\"" @close) (#set! rainbow.exclude))
 (("`" @open "`" @close) (#set! rainbow.exclude))
+(("'" @open "'" @close) (#set! rainbow.exclude))
 (((fenced_code_block_delimiter) @open (fenced_code_block_delimiter) @close) (#set! rainbow.exclude))