diff --git a/less/forum/Post.less b/less/forum/Post.less
index 2288289c9..381511257 100644
--- a/less/forum/Post.less
+++ b/less/forum/Post.less
@@ -116,17 +116,32 @@
     border-bottom: 2px dotted @body-bg;
     margin: 1em 0;
   }
+  // Inline code
+  code {
+    font-family: source-code-pro, Monaco, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;
+    padding: 5px;
+    background: @code-bg;
+    color: @code-color;
+    line-height: 1.3;
+    font-size: 90%;
+    border-radius: 4px
+  }
+  // Code blocks
   pre {
     border: 0;
     padding: 15px;
-    background: darken(@body-bg, 3%);
+    background: @code-bg;
     color: #666;
     font-size: 90%;
     border-radius: @border-radius;
 
-    .hljs {
+    code {
       padding: 0;
       background: none;
+      color: inherit;
+      line-height: inherit;
+      font-size: 100%;
+      border-radius: 0;
     }
   }
   h1 {
diff --git a/less/lib/variables.less b/less/lib/variables.less
index f7e21913f..4c3941849 100755
--- a/less/lib/variables.less
+++ b/less/lib/variables.less
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
   @control-danger-color:           #d66;
 
   @overlay-bg:                     fade(@secondary-color, 90%);
+
+  @code-bg:                        darken(@body-bg, 3%);
+  @code-color:                     lighten(@text-color, 30%);
 }
 .define-colors(true) {
   @primary-color:                  @config-primary-color;
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@
   @control-danger-color:           #a88;
 
   @overlay-bg:                     fade(darken(@body-bg, 5%), 90%);
+
+  @code-bg:                        darken(@body-bg, 3%);
+  @code-color:                     #fff;
 }
 
 @hero-bg:                          @control-bg;