diff --git a/messages/next.md b/messages/next.md
index 3187f290..b6173b75 100644
--- a/messages/next.md
+++ b/messages/next.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ feedback you can use [GitHub issues][issues].
 
 ## New Features
 
+- syntax highlighting for LaTeX in fenced code blocks
+
 ## Changes
 
 [issues]: https://github.com/SublimeText-Markdown/MarkdownEditing/issues
diff --git a/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax b/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax
index f2cc694a..15477a9a 100644
--- a/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax
+++ b/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ contexts:
     - include: fenced-jsonc
     - include: fenced-jspx
     - include: fenced-jsx
+    - include: fenced-latex
     - include: fenced-lisp
     - include: fenced-lua
     - include: fenced-makefile
@@ -1624,6 +1625,26 @@ contexts:
         1: punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.end.markdown
         2: meta.fold.code-fence.end.markdown
 
+  fenced-latex:
+    - match: |-
+         (?x)
+          {{fenced_code_block_start}}
+          (?i:\s*(latex|tex))
+          {{fenced_code_block_trailing_infostring_characters}}
+      captures:
+        0: meta.code-fence.definition.begin.latex.markdown-gfm
+        2: punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.begin.markdown
+        5: constant.other.language-name.markdown
+        6: comment.line.infostring.markdown
+        7: meta.fold.code-fence.begin.markdown
+      embed: scope:text.tex.latex
+      embed_scope: markup.raw.code-fence.latex.markdown-gfm
+      escape: '{{fenced_code_block_escape}}'
+      escape_captures:
+        0: meta.code-fence.definition.end.latex.markdown-gfm
+        1: punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.end.markdown
+        2: meta.fold.code-fence.end.markdown
+
   fenced-lisp:
     - match: |-
          (?x)
diff --git a/tests/syntax_test_markdown.md b/tests/syntax_test_markdown.md
index 73e76a17..671de583 100644
--- a/tests/syntax_test_markdown.md
+++ b/tests/syntax_test_markdown.md
@@ -1911,6 +1911,18 @@ for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
 |^^ meta.code-fence.definition.end.jsx.markdown-gfm punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.end.markdown
 |  ^ meta.code-fence.definition.end.jsx.markdown-gfm meta.fold.code-fence.end - punctuation
 
+```latex
+| <- meta.code-fence.definition.begin.latex.markdown-gfm punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.begin.markdown
+|^^ meta.code-fence.definition.begin.latex.markdown-gfm punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.begin.markdown
+|  ^^^^^ meta.code-fence.definition.begin.latex.markdown-gfm constant.other.language-name.markdown
+|       ^ meta.code-fence.definition.begin.latex.markdown-gfm meta.fold.code-fence.begin.markdown - punctuation
+
+| <- markup.raw.code-fence.latex.markdown-gfm text.tex.latex
+```
+| <- meta.code-fence.definition.end.latex.markdown-gfm punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.end.markdown
+|^^ meta.code-fence.definition.end.latex.markdown-gfm punctuation.definition.raw.code-fence.end.markdown
+|  ^ meta.code-fence.definition.end.latex.markdown-gfm meta.fold.code-fence.end.markdown - punctuation
+
 ```lisp
 |^^^^^^ meta.code-fence.definition.begin - meta.fold
 |      ^ meta.code-fence.definition.begin meta.fold.code-fence.begin