diff --git a/packages/rehype/src/core.ts b/packages/rehype/src/core.ts
index 15c439b0f..3a838a5dd 100644
--- a/packages/rehype/src/core.ts
+++ b/packages/rehype/src/core.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { Root } from 'hast'
 import type { Transformer } from 'unified'
 import type { RehypeShikiHandler } from './handlers'
 import type { RehypeShikiCoreOptions } from './types'
+import { isSpecialLang } from 'shiki/core'
 import { visit } from 'unist-util-visit'
 import { InlineCodeHandlers, PreHandler } from './handlers'
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ function rehypeShikiFromHighlighter(
       if (!lang)
         return defaultLanguage
 
-      if (highlighter.getLoadedLanguages().includes(lang))
+      if (highlighter.getLoadedLanguages().includes(lang) || isSpecialLang(lang))
         return lang
 
       if (lazy) {
diff --git a/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.core.out.html b/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.core.out.html
index d3bde0c59..29dc0724b 100644
--- a/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.core.out.html
+++ b/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.core.out.html
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ <h1>Hello</h1>
 <span class="line"></span>
 <span class="line highlighted"><span style="color:#AB5959">const</span><span style="color:#B07D48"> a</span><span style="color:#999999"> =</span><span style="color:#2F798A"> 1</span></span>
 <span class="line highlighted"><span style="color:#B07D48">console</span><span style="color:#999999">.</span><span style="color:#59873A">log</span><span style="color:#999999">(</span><span style="color:#B07D48">a</span><span style="color:#999999">)</span></span></code></pre>
-<pre class="shiki vitesse-light" style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#393a34" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>Should fallback to default language</span></span></code></pre>
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+<pre class="shiki vitesse-light" style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#393a34" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>Should fallback to default language</span></span></code></pre>
+<pre class="shiki vitesse-light" style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#393a34" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>Special languages should be styled</span></span></code></pre>
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diff --git a/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.md b/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.md
index b9894b044..244fc3744 100644
--- a/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.md
+++ b/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.md
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ console.log(a)
 
 ```
 Should fallback to default language
+```
+
+```plaintext
+Special languages should be styled
 ```
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diff --git a/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.out.html b/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.out.html
index 0484fac46..67530087f 100644
--- a/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.out.html
+++ b/packages/rehype/test/fixtures/a.out.html
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ <h1>Hello</h1>
 <span class="line"></span>
 <span class="line highlighted"><span style="color:#AB5959">const</span><span style="color:#B07D48"> </span><span style="color:#B07D48" class="highlighted-word">a</span><span style="color:#999999"> =</span><span style="color:#2F798A"> 1</span></span>
 <span class="line highlighted"><span style="color:#B07D48">console</span><span style="color:#999999">.</span><span style="color:#59873A">log</span><span style="color:#999999">(</span><span style="color:#B07D48" class="highlighted-word">a</span><span style="color:#999999">)</span></span></code></pre>
-<pre class="shiki vitesse-light" style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#393a34" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>Should fallback to default language</span></span></code></pre>
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+<pre class="shiki vitesse-light" style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#393a34" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>Should fallback to default language</span></span></code></pre>
+<pre class="shiki vitesse-light" style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#393a34" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>Special languages should be styled</span></span></code></pre>
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