diff --git a/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json b/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json
index 6bc2e84ce98..c695640f299 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-monokai/themes/monokai-color-theme.json
@@ -382,7 +382,66 @@
 			"name": "Markup Setext Header",
 			"scope": "markup.heading.setext",
 			"settings": {
-				"fontStyle": "",
+				"foreground": "#A6E22E",
+				"fontStyle": "bold"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markup Headings",
+			"scope": "markup.heading.markdown",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "bold"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markdown Quote",
+			"scope": "markup.quote.markdown",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "italic",
+				"foreground": "#75715E"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markdown Bold",
+			"scope": "markup.bold.markdown",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "bold"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markdown Link Title/Description",
+			"scope": "string.other.link.title.markdown,string.other.link.description.markdown",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#AE81FF"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markdown Underline Link/Image",
+			"scope": "markup.underline.link.markdown,markup.underline.link.image.markdown",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#E6DB74"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markdown Emphasis",
+			"scope": "markup.italic.markdown",
+			"settings": {
+				"fontStyle": "italic"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markdown Punctuation Definition Link",
+			"scope": "markup.list.unnumbered.markdown, markup.list.numbered.markdown",
+			"settings": {
+				"foreground": "#f8f8f2"
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Markdown List Punctuation",
+			"scope": [
+				"punctuation.definition.list.begin.markdown"
+			],
+			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#A6E22E"
 			}
 		},