diff --git a/stdlib/Markdown/src/Markdown.jl b/stdlib/Markdown/src/Markdown.jl
index b9ff56297fe51..8b95c10c28c53 100644
--- a/stdlib/Markdown/src/Markdown.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Markdown/src/Markdown.jl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const MARKDOWN_FACES = [
     :markdown_h6 => Face(height=1.05, inherit=:markdown_header),
     :markdown_admonition => Face(weight=:bold),
     :markdown_code => Face(inherit=:code),
-    :markdown_julia_prompt => Face(inherit=:repl_prompt_julia),
+    :markdown_julia_prompt => Face(slant=:italic, foreground=:bright_green, inherit=:repl_prompt_julia),
     :markdown_footnote => Face(inherit=:bright_yellow),
     :markdown_hrule => Face(inherit=:shadow),
     :markdown_inlinecode => Face(inherit=:markdown_code),