diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/codeinline.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/codeinline.js
index 048fc051c..015c325c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/codeinline.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/codeinline.js
@@ -55,4 +55,8 @@ exports.parse = function() {
 	}];
 };
 
+exports.serialize = function(tree) {
+	return "`" + tree.children.text + "`";
+}
+
 })();