diff --git a/perlite/content.php b/perlite/content.php
index 6cb850e..db1c9a1 100644
--- a/perlite/content.php
+++ b/perlite/content.php
@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ function parseContent($requestFile)
 	$charCount = strlen($content);
 	$content = $Parsedown->text($content);
 
+	// protect code blocks to avoid parsing of internal links
+	// we use a unique identifier to avoid conflicts with real content
+	$uniqueId = uniqid();
+	$protectedBlocks = [];
+	$content = preg_replace_callback(
+		'/<code\b[^>]*>.*?<\/code>/s',
+		function ($matches) use (&$protectedBlocks, $uniqueId) {
+			$placeholder = '<!--PROTECTED_CODE_BLOCK_' . $uniqueId . '_' . count($protectedBlocks) . '-->';
+			$protectedBlocks[] = $matches[0];
+			return $placeholder;
+		},
+		$content
+	);
+
 
 	// Relative or absolute pathes
 	if ($relPathes) {
@@ -197,6 +211,17 @@ function parseContent($requestFile)
 	$content = translateLink($pattern, $content, $mdpath, true);
 
 
+	// restore code blocks
+	if (!empty($protectedBlocks)) {
+		$content = preg_replace_callback(
+			'/<!--PROTECTED_CODE_BLOCK_' . $uniqueId . '_(\d+)-->/',
+			function ($matches) use ($protectedBlocks) {
+				return $protectedBlocks[$matches[1]] ?? $matches[0];
+			},
+			$content
+		);
+	}
+
 	// add some meta data
 	$content = '
 	<div style="display: none">