diff --git a/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js b/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
index 2f785e2a..3c0f3dec 100644
--- a/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
+++ b/__tests__/ExpensiMark-HTML-test.js
@@ -1698,3 +1698,20 @@ describe('when should keep whitespace flag is enabled', () => {
         expect(parser.replace(quoteTestStartString, {shouldKeepWhitespace: true})).toBe(quoteTestReplacedString);
     });
 });
+    
+test('Test code fence within inline code', () => {
+    let testString = 'Hello world `(```test```)` Hello world';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe('Hello world &#x60;(<pre>test</pre>)&#x60; Hello world');
+    
+    testString = 'Hello world `(```test\ntest```)` Hello world';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe('Hello world &#x60;(<pre>test<br />test</pre>)&#x60; Hello world');
+    
+    testString = 'Hello world ```(`test`)``` Hello world';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe('Hello world <pre>(&#x60;test&#x60;)</pre> Hello world');
+
+    testString = 'Hello world `test`space```block``` Hello world';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe('Hello world <code>test</code>space<pre>block</pre> Hello world');
+
+    testString = 'Hello world ```block```space`test` Hello world';
+    expect(parser.replace(testString)).toBe('Hello world <pre>block</pre>space<code>test</code> Hello world');
+});
diff --git a/lib/ExpensiMark.js b/lib/ExpensiMark.js
index be64ed26..e34bcb7a 100644
--- a/lib/ExpensiMark.js
+++ b/lib/ExpensiMark.js
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ export default class ExpensiMark {
 
                 // Use the url escaped version of a backtick (`) symbol. Mobile platforms do not support lookbehinds,
                 // so capture the first and third group and place them in the replacement.
-                regex: /(\B|_|)&#x60;(.*?\S.*?)&#x60;(\B|_|)(?!&#x60;|[^<]*<\/pre>)/g,
+                // but we should not replace backtick symbols if they include <pre> tags between them.
+                regex: /(\B|_|)&#x60;(?:(?!(?:(?!&#x60;).)*?<pre>))(.*?\S.*?)&#x60;(\B|_|)(?!&#x60;|[^<]*<\/pre>)/g,
                 replacement: '$1<code>$2</code>$3',
             },