diff --git a/src/extensions/RichText.js b/src/extensions/RichText.js
index 4a1501bbf39..41abb85886c 100644
--- a/src/extensions/RichText.js
+++ b/src/extensions/RichText.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { Extension } from '@tiptap/core'
 /* eslint-disable import/no-named-as-default */
 import Blockquote from '@tiptap/extension-blockquote'
-import Code from '@tiptap/extension-code'
 import Document from '@tiptap/extension-document'
 import HorizontalRule from '@tiptap/extension-horizontal-rule'
 import { ListItem } from '@tiptap/extension-list'
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import Search from './../extensions/Search.ts'
 import TextDirection from './../extensions/TextDirection.ts'
 import Typography from './../extensions/Typography.ts'
 import {
+	Code,
 	Highlight,
 	Italic,
 	Link,
diff --git a/src/marks/Code.ts b/src/marks/Code.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58c85b33651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/marks/Code.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import TipTapCode from '@tiptap/extension-code'
+
+const Code = TipTapCode.extend({
+	// List all enabled marks except 'code' and 'link' (issue #4900)
+	excludes: 'em strike strong underline',
+})
+
+export default Code
diff --git a/src/marks/index.js b/src/marks/index.js
index 54f2ef06364..306cbdd68d0 100644
--- a/src/marks/index.js
+++ b/src/marks/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import TipTapItalic from '@tiptap/extension-italic'
+import Code from './Code.ts'
 import Highlight from './Highlight.ts'
 import Link from './Link.ts'
 import Strike from './Strike.js'
@@ -14,4 +15,4 @@ const Italic = TipTapItalic.extend({
 	name: 'em',
 })
 
-export { Highlight, Italic, Link, Strike, Strong, Underline }
+export { Code, Highlight, Italic, Link, Strike, Strong, Underline }
diff --git a/src/tests/markdown.spec.js b/src/tests/markdown.spec.js
index 615a4738eec..6d8840503c9 100644
--- a/src/tests/markdown.spec.js
+++ b/src/tests/markdown.spec.js
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ describe('Markdown though editor', () => {
 		expect(markdownThroughEditor('[bar\\\\]: /uri\n\n[bar\\\\]')).toBe(
 			'[bar\\\\](/uri)',
 		)
+		// Issue #4900
+		expect(markdownThroughEditor('[`code`](foo)')).toBe('[`code`](foo)')
+		expect(markdownThroughEditor('[text with `code` inside](foo)')).toBe(
+			'[text with `code` inside](foo)',
+		)
 	})
 	test('images', () => {
 		// Inline images