diff --git src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
index fc58afaf84..8d38f0e180 100644
--- src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
+++ src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ code {
 	padding: 0.125em 0.25em;
 }
 
+pre.has-background code {background-color: inherit;}
+
 abbr,
 acronym {
 	border-bottom: 1px dotted #d1d1d1;