diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d760f9f..27c491c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 packages
 *kanso*
+.idea/
diff --git a/html2markdown.js b/html2markdown.js
index 518d75e..949c55e 100644
--- a/html2markdown.js
+++ b/html2markdown.js
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ function html2markdown(html, opts) {
 		"ul": "* ",
 		"ol": "1. ",
 		"dl": "- ",
-		"blockquote": "> "
+		"blockquote": "> ",
+        "code": '`'
 	};
 
 	if (!parser && typeof markdownDOMParser !== 'undefined') {
@@ -231,6 +232,12 @@ function html2markdown(html, opts) {
 				nodeList.push(markdownTags[tag]);
 				break;
 			case "code":
+                if (preStack.length > 0) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                nodeList.push(markdownTags[tag]);
+                break;
 			case "span":
 				if (preStack.length > 0) {
 					break;
diff --git a/spec/html2markdown_spec.js b/spec/html2markdown_spec.js
index 8562a5a..8a7e621 100644
--- a/spec/html2markdown_spec.js
+++ b/spec/html2markdown_spec.js
@@ -139,6 +139,19 @@ for(var key in parsers) {
 			expect(md).toEqual("before this is span element after");
 		});
 
+        it("should be able to convert code element", function() {
+            var html= "this is <code>code</code> element.";
+            var md = markdown(html);
+
+            expect(md).toEqual("this is `code` element.");
+
+            md = markdown("before<code>this is code element</code>after");
+            expect(md).toEqual("before`this is code element`after");
+
+            md = markdown("before <code>this is code element</code> after");
+            expect(md).toEqual("before `this is code element` after");
+        });
+
 		it("should be able to convert '<blockquote>This is blockquoted</blockquote>' to '> This is blockquoted'", function() {
 			var md = markdown("<blockquote>This is blockquoted</blockquote>");
 			expect(md).toMatch("> This is blockquoted");