diff --git a/docs/book/utils/markerdocs/html.go b/docs/book/utils/markerdocs/html.go
index 42f1a47e1a..471d8a83b4 100644
--- a/docs/book/utils/markerdocs/html.go
+++ b/docs/book/utils/markerdocs/html.go
@@ -39,10 +39,29 @@ type toHTML interface {
 // Text is a chunk of text in an HTML doc.
 type Text string
 
-// WriteHTML writes the string as HTML to the given Writer
+// WriteHTML writes the string as HTML to the given Writer while accounting for mdBook's handling
+// of backticks. Given mdBook's behavior of treating backticked content as raw text, this function
+// ensures proper rendering by preventing unnecessary HTML escaping within code snippets. Chunks
+// outside of backticks are HTML-escaped for security, while chunks inside backticks remain as raw
+// text, preserving mdBook's intended rendering of code content.
 func (t Text) WriteHTML(w io.Writer) error {
-	_, err := io.WriteString(w, html.EscapeString(string(t)))
-	return err
+	textChunks := strings.Split(string(t), "`")
+
+	for i, chunk := range textChunks {
+		if i%2 == 0 { // Outside backticks, escape and write HTML
+			_, err := io.WriteString(w, html.EscapeString(chunk))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else { // Inside backticks, write raw HTML
+			_, err := io.WriteString(w, "`"+chunk+"`")
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Tag is some tag with contents and attributes in an HTML doc.