diff --git a/themes/chameleon/source/css/_source.css b/themes/chameleon/source/css/_source.css
index 3f3e517..8251d7d 100644
--- a/themes/chameleon/source/css/_source.css
+++ b/themes/chameleon/source/css/_source.css
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ samp {
   font-size: 0.9em;
 }
 
+/* set bg colour of single backtick wrap */
+p code {
+  background: var(--alt-bg-color);
+}
+
 /* set codeblock width to minimum */
 pre {
   border-left: 0.1em solid var(--link-underline);
diff --git a/themes/chameleon/source/css/chameleon.css b/themes/chameleon/source/css/chameleon.css
index e71c915..db24ff5 100644
--- a/themes/chameleon/source/css/chameleon.css
+++ b/themes/chameleon/source/css/chameleon.css
@@ -685,6 +685,11 @@ samp {
   font-size: 0.9em;
 }
 
+/* set bg colour of single backtick wrap */
+p code {
+  background: var(--alt-bg-color);
+}
+
 /* set codeblock width to minimum */
 pre {
   border-left: 0.1em solid var(--link-underline);