diff --git a/src/features/hover.zig b/src/features/hover.zig
index 920716389..4ce94906c 100644
--- a/src/features/hover.zig
+++ b/src/features/hover.zig
@@ -390,12 +390,14 @@ fn hoverNumberLiteral(
 
     switch (markup_kind) {
         .markdown => return try std.fmt.allocPrint(arena,
+            \\```md
             \\| Base | {[value]s:<[count]} |
             \\| ---- | {[dash]s:-<[count]} |
             \\| BIN  | {[sign]s}0b{[number]b:<[len]} |
             \\| OCT  | {[sign]s}0o{[number]o:<[len]} |
             \\| DEC  | {[sign]s}{[number]d:<[len]}   |
             \\| HEX  | {[sign]s}0x{[number]X:<[len]} |
+            \\```
         , .{
             .sign = if (is_negative) "-" else "",
             .dash = "-",
diff --git a/tests/lsp_features/hover.zig b/tests/lsp_features/hover.zig
index 24b9d502a..da6d72a97 100644
--- a/tests/lsp_features/hover.zig
+++ b/tests/lsp_features/hover.zig
@@ -95,96 +95,114 @@ test "char literal" {
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = '<cursor>a';
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value     |
         \\| ---- | --------- |
         \\| BIN  | 0b1100001 |
         \\| OCT  | 0o141     |
         \\| DEC  | 97        |
         \\| HEX  | 0x61      |
+        \\```
     );
 
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = '<cursor>\'';
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value    |
         \\| ---- | -------- |
         \\| BIN  | 0b100111 |
         \\| OCT  | 0o47     |
         \\| DEC  | 39       |
         \\| HEX  | 0x27     |
+        \\```
     );
 
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = '\'<cursor>';
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value    |
         \\| ---- | -------- |
         \\| BIN  | 0b100111 |
         \\| OCT  | 0o47     |
         \\| DEC  | 39       |
         \\| HEX  | 0x27     |
+        \\```
     );
 }
 test "integer literal" {
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = 4<cursor>2;
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value    |
         \\| ---- | -------- |
         \\| BIN  | 0b101010 |
         \\| OCT  | 0o52     |
         \\| DEC  | 42       |
         \\| HEX  | 0x2A     |
+        \\```
     );
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = -4<cursor>2;
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value     |
         \\| ---- | --------- |
         \\| BIN  | -0b101010 |
         \\| OCT  | -0o52     |
         \\| DEC  | -42       |
         \\| HEX  | -0x2A     |
+        \\```
     );
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = 0b101<cursor>010;
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value    |
         \\| ---- | -------- |
         \\| BIN  | 0b101010 |
         \\| OCT  | 0o52     |
         \\| DEC  | 42       |
         \\| HEX  | 0x2A     |
+        \\```
     );
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = -0b101<cursor>010;
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value     |
         \\| ---- | --------- |
         \\| BIN  | -0b101010 |
         \\| OCT  | -0o52     |
         \\| DEC  | -42       |
         \\| HEX  | -0x2A     |
+        \\```
     );
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = 0x2<cursor>A;
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value    |
         \\| ---- | -------- |
         \\| BIN  | 0b101010 |
         \\| OCT  | 0o52     |
         \\| DEC  | 42       |
         \\| HEX  | 0x2A     |
+        \\```
     );
     try testHover(
         \\const foo = -0x2<cursor>A;
     ,
+        \\```md
         \\| Base | Value     |
         \\| ---- | --------- |
         \\| BIN  | -0b101010 |
         \\| OCT  | -0o52     |
         \\| DEC  | -42       |
         \\| HEX  | -0x2A     |
+        \\```
     );
     try testHoverWithOptions(
         \\const foo = 4<cursor>2;