diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt
index 929bafa96..3f235d371 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ private fun getMarkdownColors(): MarkdownColors {
         inlineCodeBackground = codeBackground,
         dividerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant,
         tableBackground = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface.copy(alpha = 0.05f),
+        highlightText = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSecondaryContainer,
+        highlightBackground = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.secondaryContainer,
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3933ce2d7..e14041797 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ kotlinx-serialization = "1.12.0"
 ktlint = "1.8.0"
 leakCanary = "2.14"
 logcat = "0.4"
-markdown = "0.45.0"
+markdown = "0.46.0"
 material = "1.14.0"
 materialKolor = "5.0.1"
 metro = "1.4.5"