diff --git a/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_parser.rs b/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_parser.rs
index 805916eac8..24a88342a6 100644
--- a/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_parser.rs
+++ b/crates/markdown_preview/src/markdown_parser.rs
@@ -718,6 +718,9 @@ impl<'a> MarkdownParser<'a> {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        code = code.strip_suffix('\n').unwrap_or(&code).to_string();
+
         let highlights = if let Some(language) = &language {
             if let Some(registry) = &self.language_registry {
                 let rope: language::Rope = code.as_str().into();
@@ -735,7 +738,7 @@ impl<'a> MarkdownParser<'a> {
 
         ParsedMarkdownCodeBlock {
             source_range,
-            contents: code.trim().to_string().into(),
+            contents: code.into(),
             language,
             highlights,
         }