diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/markdown_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/markdown_highlight_rules.js
index e7bba0f0..033cf88a 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/markdown_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/markdown_highlight_rules.js
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ var MarkdownHighlightRules = function() {
        regex : "^```",
        next  : "start"
     }]);
+    
+    var html = new HtmlHighlightRules().getRules();
+    for (var i in html) {
+        if (this.$rules[i])
+            this.$rules[i] = this.$rules[i].concat(html[i]);
+        else
+            this.$rules[i] = html[i];
+    }
+    
 };
 oop.inherits(MarkdownHighlightRules, TextHighlightRules);