diff --git a/.changeset/pink-geese-invite.md b/.changeset/pink-geese-invite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91f45f57be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pink-geese-invite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/css": patch
+---
+
+Fix code block color inside a `<blockquote>`
diff --git a/src/markdown/code.scss b/src/markdown/code.scss
index 6098ba987e..ef9784edc1 100644
--- a/src/markdown/code.scss
+++ b/src/markdown/code.scss
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     font-size: 85%;
     // stylelint-disable-next-line primer/typography
     line-height: 1.45;
+    color: var(--color-fg-default);
     background-color: var(--color-canvas-subtle);
     border-radius: $border-radius;
   }