diff --git a/assets/scss/custom.scss b/assets/scss/custom.scss
index c1696f18c..7c8432b90 100644
--- a/assets/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/custom.scss
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ footer {
   }
 
   p code, table code {
-    background-color: $white;
+    background-color: inherit;
   }
 
   table {
diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1179.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1179.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bb04d09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1179.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Tweak the styling of `<code>` snippets in tables rendered from OpenAPI definitions.
diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1179.clarification b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1179.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bb04d09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/1179.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Tweak the styling of `<code>` snippets in tables rendered from OpenAPI definitions.