diff --git a/packages/text-to-speech/src/htmlToSsml.ts b/packages/text-to-speech/src/htmlToSsml.ts
index ecc1cb87b..e1008001a 100644
--- a/packages/text-to-speech/src/htmlToSsml.ts
+++ b/packages/text-to-speech/src/htmlToSsml.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const TOP_LEVEL_TAGS = [
   'H6',
   'UL',
   'OL',
+  'CODE',
 ]
 
 function parseDomTree(pageNode: Element) {