diff --git a/rc/tools/comment.kak b/rc/tools/comment.kak
index 1dac5d9a..e64a6c84 100644
--- a/rc/tools/comment.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/comment.kak
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ hook global BufSetOption filetype=lua %{
 
 hook global BufSetOption filetype=markdown %{
     set-option buffer comment_line ''
-    set-option buffer comment_block_begin '[//]'
-    set-option buffer comment_block_end '# (:)'
+    set-option buffer comment_block_begin '[//]: # "'
+    set-option buffer comment_block_end '"'
 }
 
 hook global BufSetOption filetype=perl %{