diff --git a/Sources/MarkdownUI/Theme/Theme.swift b/Sources/MarkdownUI/Theme/Theme.swift
index b6d9ca9b..2f22e284 100644
--- a/Sources/MarkdownUI/Theme/Theme.swift
+++ b/Sources/MarkdownUI/Theme/Theme.swift
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ public struct Theme: Sendable {
   /// The link style.
   public var link: TextStyle = EmptyTextStyle()
 
+  /// The background color for inline code views.
+  public var codeBackgroundColor: Color? = nil
+
+  /// The corner radius for inline code views.
+  public var codeCornerRadius: CGFloat = 0
+
   var headings = Array(
     repeating: BlockStyle<BlockConfiguration> { $0.label },
     count: 6
@@ -216,6 +222,22 @@ extension Theme {
     return theme
   }
 
+  /// Sets the background color for inline code views.
+  /// - Parameter color: The background color to use.
+  public func codeBackgroundColor(_ color: Color?) -> Theme {
+    var theme = self
+    theme.codeBackgroundColor = color
+    return theme
+  }
+
+  /// Sets the corner radius for inline code views.
+  /// - Parameter radius: The corner radius to use.
+  public func codeCornerRadius(_ radius: CGFloat) -> Theme {
+    var theme = self
+    theme.codeCornerRadius = radius
+    return theme
+  }
+
   /// Adds an emphasis style to the theme.
   /// - Parameter emphasis: A text style builder that returns the emphasis style.
   public func emphasis<S: TextStyle>(@TextStyleBuilder emphasis: () -> S) -> Theme {
@@ -464,4 +486,12 @@ extension Theme {
     self.text._collectAttributes(in: &attributes)
     return attributes.backgroundColor
   }
+
+  /// The inline code background color of the theme.
+  public var inlineCodeBackgroundColor: Color? {
+    if let color = self.codeBackgroundColor { return color }
+    var attributes = AttributeContainer()
+    self.code._collectAttributes(in: &attributes)
+    return attributes.backgroundColor
+  }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/MarkdownUI/Views/Inlines/InlineCodeView.swift b/Sources/MarkdownUI/Views/Inlines/InlineCodeView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03341f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/MarkdownUI/Views/Inlines/InlineCodeView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct InlineCodeView: View {
+  let text: String
+  let backgroundColor: Color?
+  let cornerRadius: CGFloat
+  let textStyle: TextStyle
+
+  var body: some View {
+    TextStyleAttributesReader { attributes in
+      let merged = self.textStyle.mergingAttributes(attributes)
+      if self.cornerRadius == 0 && self.backgroundColor == nil {
+        Text(self.text, attributes: merged)
+      } else {
+        var attributes = merged
+        let bg = self.backgroundColor ?? attributes.backgroundColor
+        attributes.backgroundColor = nil
+        Text(self.text, attributes: attributes)
+          .padding(.horizontal, 4)
+          .padding(.vertical, 2)
+          .background(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: self.cornerRadius, style: .continuous)
+              .fill(bg ?? Color.clear)
+          )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/MarkdownUI/Views/Inlines/InlineText.swift b/Sources/MarkdownUI/Views/Inlines/InlineText.swift
index 9da39404..fb3a88dd 100644
--- a/Sources/MarkdownUI/Views/Inlines/InlineText.swift
+++ b/Sources/MarkdownUI/Views/Inlines/InlineText.swift
@@ -17,19 +17,20 @@ struct InlineText: View {
 
   var body: some View {
     TextStyleAttributesReader { attributes in
-      self.inlines.renderText(
-        baseURL: self.baseURL,
-        textStyles: .init(
-          code: self.theme.code,
-          emphasis: self.theme.emphasis,
-          strong: self.theme.strong,
-          strikethrough: self.theme.strikethrough,
-          link: self.theme.link
-        ),
-        images: self.inlineImages,
-        softBreakMode: self.softBreakMode,
-        attributes: attributes
-      )
+      let views = self.renderViews(attributes: attributes)
+      if #available(iOS 16.0, macOS 13.0, tvOS 16.0, watchOS 9.0, *) {
+        FlowLayout(horizontalSpacing: 0, verticalSpacing: 0) {
+          ForEach(Array(views.indices), id: \.self) { index in
+            views[index]
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        HStack(spacing: 0) {
+          ForEach(Array(views.indices), id: \.self) { index in
+            views[index]
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
     .task(id: self.inlines) {
       self.inlineImages = (try? await self.loadInlineImages()) ?? [:]
@@ -60,4 +61,244 @@ struct InlineText: View {
       return inlineImages
     }
   }
+
+  private func renderViews(attributes: AttributeContainer) -> [AnyView] {
+    var renderer = InlineViewRenderer(
+      baseURL: self.baseURL,
+      textStyles: .init(
+        code: self.theme.code,
+        emphasis: self.theme.emphasis,
+        strong: self.theme.strong,
+        strikethrough: self.theme.strikethrough,
+        link: self.theme.link
+      ),
+      images: self.inlineImages,
+      softBreakMode: self.softBreakMode,
+      attributes: attributes,
+      theme: self.theme
+    )
+    renderer.render(self.inlines)
+    return renderer.result
+  }
+}
+
+private struct InlineViewRenderer {
+  var result: [AnyView] = []
+  private var pendingText: Text?
+
+  private let baseURL: URL?
+  private let textStyles: InlineTextStyles
+  private let images: [String: Image]
+  private let softBreakMode: SoftBreak.Mode
+  private var attributes: AttributeContainer
+  private let theme: Theme
+  private var shouldSkipNextWhitespace = false
+
+  init(
+    baseURL: URL?,
+    textStyles: InlineTextStyles,
+    images: [String: Image],
+    softBreakMode: SoftBreak.Mode,
+    attributes: AttributeContainer,
+    theme: Theme
+  ) {
+    self.baseURL = baseURL
+    self.textStyles = textStyles
+    self.images = images
+    self.softBreakMode = softBreakMode
+    self.attributes = attributes
+    self.theme = theme
+  }
+
+  mutating func render<S: Sequence>(_ inlines: S) where S.Element == InlineNode {
+    for inline in inlines { self.render(inline) }
+    self.flushText()
+  }
+
+  private mutating func render(_ inline: InlineNode) {
+    switch inline {
+    case .text(let content):
+      self.renderText(content)
+    case .softBreak:
+      self.renderSoftBreak()
+    case .lineBreak:
+      self.renderLineBreak()
+    case .code(let content):
+      self.flushText()
+      self.renderCode(content)
+    case .html(let content):
+      self.renderHTML(content)
+    case .emphasis(let children):
+      self.renderEmphasis(children: children)
+    case .strong(let children):
+      self.renderStrong(children: children)
+    case .strikethrough(let children):
+      self.renderStrikethrough(children: children)
+    case .link(let destination, let children):
+      self.renderLink(destination: destination, children: children)
+    case .image(let source, _):
+      self.flushText()
+      self.renderImage(source)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderText(_ text: String) {
+    var text = text
+
+    if self.shouldSkipNextWhitespace {
+      self.shouldSkipNextWhitespace = false
+      text = text.replacingOccurrences(of: "^\\s+", with: "", options: .regularExpression)
+    }
+
+    self.appendText(
+      Text(
+        InlineNode.text(text).renderAttributedString(
+          baseURL: self.baseURL,
+          textStyles: self.textStyles,
+          softBreakMode: self.softBreakMode,
+          attributes: self.attributes
+        )
+      )
+    )
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderSoftBreak() {
+    switch self.softBreakMode {
+    case .space where self.shouldSkipNextWhitespace:
+      self.shouldSkipNextWhitespace = false
+    case .space:
+      self.appendText(
+        Text(
+          InlineNode.softBreak.renderAttributedString(
+            baseURL: self.baseURL,
+            textStyles: self.textStyles,
+            softBreakMode: self.softBreakMode,
+            attributes: self.attributes
+          )
+        )
+      )
+    case .lineBreak:
+      self.shouldSkipNextWhitespace = true
+      self.appendText(
+        Text(
+          InlineNode.lineBreak.renderAttributedString(
+            baseURL: self.baseURL,
+            textStyles: self.textStyles,
+            softBreakMode: self.softBreakMode,
+            attributes: self.attributes
+          )
+        )
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderLineBreak() {
+    self.appendText(
+      Text(
+        InlineNode.lineBreak.renderAttributedString(
+          baseURL: self.baseURL,
+          textStyles: self.textStyles,
+          softBreakMode: self.softBreakMode,
+          attributes: self.attributes
+        )
+      )
+    )
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderCode(_ code: String) {
+    let view = InlineCodeView(
+      text: code,
+      backgroundColor: self.theme.codeBackgroundColor ?? self.attributes.backgroundColor,
+      cornerRadius: self.theme.codeCornerRadius,
+      textStyle: self.textStyles.code
+    )
+    self.result.append(AnyView(view))
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderHTML(_ html: String) {
+    let tag = HTMLTag(html)
+
+    switch tag?.name.lowercased() {
+    case "br":
+      self.appendText(
+        Text(
+          InlineNode.lineBreak.renderAttributedString(
+            baseURL: self.baseURL,
+            textStyles: self.textStyles,
+            softBreakMode: self.softBreakMode,
+            attributes: self.attributes
+          )
+        )
+      )
+      self.shouldSkipNextWhitespace = true
+    default:
+      self.renderText(html)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderEmphasis(children: [InlineNode]) {
+    let savedAttributes = self.attributes
+    self.attributes = self.textStyles.emphasis.mergingAttributes(self.attributes)
+
+    for child in children {
+      self.render(child)
+    }
+
+    self.attributes = savedAttributes
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderStrong(children: [InlineNode]) {
+    let savedAttributes = self.attributes
+    self.attributes = self.textStyles.strong.mergingAttributes(self.attributes)
+
+    for child in children {
+      self.render(child)
+    }
+
+    self.attributes = savedAttributes
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderStrikethrough(children: [InlineNode]) {
+    let savedAttributes = self.attributes
+    self.attributes = self.textStyles.strikethrough.mergingAttributes(self.attributes)
+
+    for child in children {
+      self.render(child)
+    }
+
+    self.attributes = savedAttributes
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderLink(destination: String, children: [InlineNode]) {
+    let savedAttributes = self.attributes
+    self.attributes = self.textStyles.link.mergingAttributes(self.attributes)
+    self.attributes.link = URL(string: destination, relativeTo: self.baseURL)
+
+    for child in children {
+      self.render(child)
+    }
+
+    self.attributes = savedAttributes
+  }
+
+  private mutating func renderImage(_ source: String) {
+    if let image = self.images[source] {
+      self.result.append(AnyView(image))
+    }
+  }
+
+  private mutating func appendText(_ text: Text) {
+    if let current = self.pendingText {
+      self.pendingText = current + text
+    } else {
+      self.pendingText = text
+    }
+  }
+
+  private mutating func flushText() {
+    if let text = self.pendingText {
+      self.result.append(AnyView(text))
+      self.pendingText = nil
+    }
+  }
 }