diff --git a/Markdown/Code Block Syntaxes.sublime-completions b/Markdown/Code Block Syntaxes.sublime-completions
index 143ac61b41..084416152e 100644
--- a/Markdown/Code Block Syntaxes.sublime-completions	
+++ b/Markdown/Code Block Syntaxes.sublime-completions	
@@ -280,6 +280,20 @@
 			"details": "Specifies <code>JSON with Comments</code> code highlighting"
 		},
 
+		// LaTeX
+		{
+			"trigger": "tex",
+			"annotation": "TeX",
+			"kind": ["markup", "s", "Syntax"],
+			"details": "Specifies <code>TeX</code> code highlighting"
+		},
+		{
+			"trigger": "latex",
+			"annotation": "LaTeX",
+			"kind": ["markup", "s", "Syntax"],
+			"details": "Specifies <code>LaTeX</code> code highlighting"
+		},
+
 		// Lisp
 		{
 			"trigger": "lisp",
diff --git a/Markdown/Markdown.sublime-syntax b/Markdown/Markdown.sublime-syntax
index b3f7395564..fee152ec7c 100644
--- a/Markdown/Markdown.sublime-syntax
+++ b/Markdown/Markdown.sublime-syntax
@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ contexts:
     - include: fenced-jsonc
     - include: fenced-jspx
     - include: fenced-jsx
+    - include: fenced-latex
     - include: fenced-lisp
     - include: fenced-lua
     - include: fenced-makefile
@@ -1568,6 +1569,28 @@ 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
+        text.tex.latex
+      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/Markdown/tests/syntax_test_markdown.md b/Markdown/tests/syntax_test_markdown.md
index 63d2eede3e..09279727cb 100644
--- a/Markdown/tests/syntax_test_markdown.md
+++ b/Markdown/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