diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocRenderer.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocRenderer.kt
index ed60be75ebc..ebea243f86d 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocRenderer.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocRenderer.kt
@@ -154,7 +154,13 @@ object KDocRenderer {
                     sb.trimEnd()
                     wrapChildren("p", newline = true)
                 }
-                MarkdownElementTypes.CODE_SPAN -> wrapChildren("code")
+                MarkdownElementTypes.CODE_SPAN -> {
+                    val startDelimiter = node.child(MarkdownTokenTypes.BACKTICK)?.text
+                    if (startDelimiter != null) {
+                        val text = node.text.substring(startDelimiter.length).removeSuffix(startDelimiter)
+                        sb.append("<code>").append(text.htmlEscape()).append("</code>")
+                    }
+                }
                 MarkdownElementTypes.CODE_BLOCK,
                 MarkdownElementTypes.CODE_FENCE -> {
                     sb.trimEnd()
diff --git a/idea/testData/editor/quickDoc/OnMethodUsageWithMarkdown.kt b/idea/testData/editor/quickDoc/OnMethodUsageWithMarkdown.kt
index dae621b13af..dc51d2f542a 100644
--- a/idea/testData/editor/quickDoc/OnMethodUsageWithMarkdown.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/editor/quickDoc/OnMethodUsageWithMarkdown.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
  * Single stars embedded in a word like Embedded*Star have to be preserved as well.
  *
  * Exclamation marks are also important! Also in `code blocks!`
+ *
+ * bt+ : ``prefix ` postfix``
+ * backslash: `\`
  */
 fun testMethod() {
 
@@ -30,3 +33,4 @@ fun test() {
 //INFO: <p><a href="psi_element://C">See <strong>this</strong> class</a></p>
 //INFO: <p>This is <em>emphasized text</em> but text_with_underscores has to preserve the underscores. Single stars embedded in a word like Embedded*Star have to be preserved as well.</p>
 //INFO: <p>Exclamation marks are also important! Also in <code>code blocks!</code></p>
+//INFO: <p>bt+ : <code>prefix ` postfix</code> backslash: <code>\</code></p>