diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp b/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp
index 98980c3c00..f94a6c5430 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ int QTextMarkdownImporter::cbEnterSpan(int spanType, void *det)
     }
     case MD_SPAN_CODE:
         charFmt.setFont(m_monoFont);
+        charFmt.setFontFixedPitch(true);
         break;
     case MD_SPAN_DEL:
         charFmt.setFontStrikeOut(true);
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownwriter.cpp b/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownwriter.cpp
index e99242218c..fc14e28767 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownwriter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextmarkdownwriter.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ int QTextMarkdownWriter::writeBlock(const QTextBlock &block, bool wrap, bool ign
             col += s.length();
         } else {
             QFontInfo fontInfo(fmt.font());
-            bool monoFrag = fontInfo.fixedPitch();
+            bool monoFrag = fontInfo.fixedPitch() || fmt.fontFixedPitch();
             QString markers;
             if (!ignoreFormat) {
                 if (monoFrag != mono && !m_indentedCodeBlock && !m_fencedCodeBlock) {
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter/tst_qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter/tst_qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp
index cce3b28bc1..fddcf2b692 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter/tst_qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextmarkdownimporter/tst_qtextmarkdownimporter.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
         Mono = 0x10,
         Link = 0x20
     };
+    Q_ENUM(CharFormat)
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(CharFormats, CharFormat)
 };
 
@@ -364,13 +365,15 @@ void tst_QTextMarkdownImporter::nestedSpans()
                          << "underlined" << fmt.fontUnderline()
                          << "strikeout" << fmt.fontStrikeOut() << "anchor" << fmt.isAnchor()
                          << "monospace" << QFontInfo(fmt.font()).fixedPitch() // depends on installed fonts (QTBUG-75649)
-                                        << fmt.fontFixedPitch() // returns false even when font family is "monospace"
-                                        << fmt.hasProperty(QTextFormat::FontFixedPitch); // works
+                                        << fmt.fontFixedPitch()
+                                        << fmt.hasProperty(QTextFormat::FontFixedPitch)
+                         << "expected" << expectedFormat;
         QCOMPARE(fmt.fontWeight() > QFont::Normal, expectedFormat.testFlag(Bold));
         QCOMPARE(fmt.fontItalic(), expectedFormat.testFlag(Italic));
         QCOMPARE(fmt.fontUnderline(), expectedFormat.testFlag(Underlined));
         QCOMPARE(fmt.fontStrikeOut(), expectedFormat.testFlag(Strikeout));
         QCOMPARE(fmt.isAnchor(), expectedFormat.testFlag(Link));
+        QCOMPARE(fmt.fontFixedPitch(), expectedFormat.testFlag(Mono));
         QCOMPARE(fmt.hasProperty(QTextFormat::FontFixedPitch), expectedFormat.testFlag(Mono));
         ++iterator;
     }