diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-needles-count.md b/.changeset/lemon-needles-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7770447d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-needles-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/markdown-remark': minor
+'astro': minor
+---
+
+Change shiki to our default markdown syntax highlighter. This includes updates to all relevant starter projects that used Prism-specific styles.
diff --git a/examples/blog/src/styles/blog.css b/examples/blog/src/styles/blog.css
index 12bf5390b..234e0162a 100644
--- a/examples/blog/src/styles/blog.css
+++ b/examples/blog/src/styles/blog.css
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ a {
 	gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
-a > code:not([class*='language']) {
+a > code {
 	position: relative;
 	color: var(--theme-accent);
 	background: transparent;
 	text-underline-offset: var(--padding-block);
 }
 
-a > code:not([class*='language'])::before {
+a > code::before {
 	content: '';
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ strong {
 
 /* Supporting Content */
 
-code:not([class*='language']) {
+code {
 	--border-radius: 3px;
 	--padding-block: 0.2rem;
 	--padding-inline: 0.33rem;
@@ -215,28 +215,17 @@ code:not([class*='language']) {
 	word-break: break-word;
 }
 
-pre > code:not([class*='language']) {
-	background-color: transparent;
-	padding: 0;
-	margin: 0;
-	border-radius: 0;
-	color: inherit;
+pre.astro-code > code {
+	all: unset;
 }
 
 pre {
 	position: relative;
-	background-color: var(--theme-code-bg);
-	color: var(--theme-code-text);
 	--padding-block: 1rem;
 	--padding-inline: 2rem;
 	padding: var(--padding-block) var(--padding-inline);
 	padding-right: calc(var(--padding-inline) * 2);
-	margin-left: calc(50vw - var(--padding-inline));
-	transform: translateX(-50);
 
-	line-height: 1.414;
-	width: calc(100vw + (var(--padding-inline) * 2));
-	max-width: calc(100% + (var(--padding-inline) * 2));
 	overflow-y: hidden;
 	overflow-x: auto;
 }
diff --git a/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro b/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro
index 4906aaf7f..21504cf89 100644
--- a/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro
+++ b/examples/docs/src/components/HeadCommon.astro
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 import '../styles/theme.css';
-import '../styles/code.css';
 import '../styles/index.css';
 ---
 
diff --git a/examples/docs/src/styles/code.css b/examples/docs/src/styles/code.css
deleted file mode 100644
index b4275adab..000000000
--- a/examples/docs/src/styles/code.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-.language-css > code,
-.language-sass > code,
-.language-scss > code {
-	color: #fd9170;
-}
-
-[class*='language-'] .namespace {
-	opacity: 0.7;
-}
-
-.token.plain-text,
-[class*='language-bash'] span.token,
-[class*='language-shell'] span.token {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-gray-90), 1);
-}
-
-[class*='language-bash'] span.token,
-[class*='language-shell'] span.token {
-	font-style: bold;
-}
-
-.token.prolog,
-.token.comment,
-[class*='language-bash'] span.token.comment,
-[class*='language-shell'] span.token.comment {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-gray-70), 1);
-}
-
-.token.selector,
-.token.tag,
-.token.unit,
-.token.url,
-.token.variable,
-.token.entity,
-.token.deleted {
-	color: #fa5e5b;
-}
-
-.token.boolean,
-.token.constant,
-.token.doctype,
-.token.number,
-.token.regex,
-.token.builtin,
-.token.class,
-.token.hexcode,
-.token.class-name,
-.token.attr-name {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-yellow), 1);
-}
-
-.token.atrule,
-.token.attribute,
-.token.attr-value .token.punctuation,
-.token.attr-value,
-.token.pseudo-class,
-.token.pseudo-element,
-.token.string {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-green), 1);
-}
-
-.token.symbol,
-.token.function,
-.token.id,
-.token.important {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-blue), 1);
-}
-
-.token.important,
-.token.id {
-	font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-.token.cdata,
-.token.char,
-.token.property {
-	color: #23b1af;
-}
-
-.token.inserted {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-green), 1);
-}
-
-.token.keyword {
-	color: #ff657c;
-	font-style: italic;
-}
-
-.token.operator {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-gray-70), 1);
-}
-
-.token.attr-value .token.attr-equals,
-.token.punctuation {
-	color: hsla(var(--color-gray-80), 1);
-}
diff --git a/examples/docs/src/styles/index.css b/examples/docs/src/styles/index.css
index ad0a5adf7..971ccf9e5 100644
--- a/examples/docs/src/styles/index.css
+++ b/examples/docs/src/styles/index.css
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ article > section iframe {
 	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
 }
 
-a > code:not([class*='language']) {
+a > code {
 	position: relative;
 	color: var(--theme-text-accent);
 	background: transparent;
 	text-underline-offset: var(--padding-block);
 }
 
-a > code:not([class*='language'])::before {
+a > code::before {
 	content: '';
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 0;
@@ -187,30 +187,24 @@ strong {
 }
 
 /* Supporting Content */
-code {
-	font-family: var(--font-mono);
-	font-size: 0.85em;
-}
 
-code:not([class*='language']) {
+code {
 	--border-radius: 3px;
 	--padding-block: 0.2rem;
-	--padding-inline: 0.4rem;
-	color: var(--theme-code-inline-text);
+	--padding-inline: 0.33rem;
+
+	font-family: var(--font-mono);
+	font-size: 0.85em;
+	color: inherit;
 	background-color: var(--theme-code-inline-bg);
 	padding: var(--padding-block) var(--padding-inline);
 	margin: calc(var(--padding-block) * -1) -0.125em;
 	border-radius: var(--border-radius);
-	box-shadow: 0 2px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
 	word-break: break-word;
 }
 
-pre > code:not([class*='language']) {
-	background-color: transparent;
-	padding: 0;
-	margin: 0;
-	border-radius: 0;
-	color: inherit;
+pre.astro-code > code {
+	all: unset;
 }
 
 pre > code {
@@ -261,7 +255,7 @@ pre {
 	color: var(--theme-code-text);
 }
 
-blockquote code:not([class*='language']) {
+blockquote code {
 	background-color: var(--theme-bg);
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/with-markdown/src/styles/global.css b/examples/with-markdown/src/styles/global.css
index 577e06182..ac9323747 100644
--- a/examples/with-markdown/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/examples/with-markdown/src/styles/global.css
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pre {
 	border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
-:not(pre) > code {
+code {
 	padding: 0.1em 0.3em;
 	color: #db4c69;
 	background: #f9f2f4;
@@ -48,151 +48,10 @@ pre {
 	white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
 
-/*********************************************************
-* Tokens
-*/
-.namespace {
-	opacity: 0.7;
+pre.astro-code > code {
+	all: unset;
 }
 
-.token.comment,
-.token.prolog,
-.token.doctype,
-.token.cdata {
-	color: #6a9955;
-}
-
-.token.punctuation {
-	color: #d4d4d4;
-}
-
-.token.property,
-.token.tag,
-.token.boolean,
-.token.number,
-.token.constant,
-.token.symbol,
-.token.deleted {
-	color: #b5cea8;
-}
-
-.token.selector,
-.token.attr-name,
-.token.string,
-.token.char,
-.token.builtin,
-.token.inserted {
-	color: #ce9178;
-}
-
-.token.operator,
-.token.entity,
-.token.url,
-.language-css .token.string,
-.style .token.string {
-	color: #d4d4d4;
-	background: #2d3748;
-}
-
-.token.atrule,
-.token.attr-value,
-.token.keyword {
-	color: #c586c0;
-}
-
-.token.function {
-	color: #dcdcaa;
-}
-
-.token.regex,
-.token.important,
-.token.variable {
-	color: #d16969;
-}
-
-.token.important,
-.token.bold {
-	font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-.token.italic {
-	font-style: italic;
-}
-
-.token.constant {
-	color: #9cdcfe;
-}
-
-.token.class-name {
-	color: #4ec9b0;
-}
-
-.token.parameter {
-	color: #9cdcfe;
-}
-
-.token.interpolation {
-	color: #9cdcfe;
-}
-
-.token.punctuation.interpolation-punctuation {
-	color: #569cd6;
-}
-
-.token.boolean {
-	color: #569cd6;
-}
-
-.token.property {
-	color: #9cdcfe;
-}
-
-.token.selector {
-	color: #d7ba7d;
-}
-
-.token.tag {
-	color: #569cd6;
-}
-
-.token.attr-name {
-	color: #9cdcfe;
-}
-
-.token.attr-value {
-	color: #ce9178;
-}
-
-.token.entity {
-	color: #4ec9b0;
-	cursor: unset;
-}
-
-.token.namespace {
-	color: #4ec9b0;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************
-* Language Specific
-*/
-pre[class*='language-javascript'],
-code[class*='language-javascript'] {
-	color: #4ec9b0;
-}
-
-pre[class*='language-css'],
-code[class*='language-css'] {
-	color: #ce9178;
-}
-
-pre[class*='language-html'],
-code[class*='language-html'] {
-	color: #d4d4d4;
-}
-
-.language-html .token.punctuation {
-	color: #808080;
-}
 
 /*********************************************************
 * Line highlighting
@@ -206,28 +65,6 @@ pre > code {
 	z-index: 1;
 }
 
-.line-highlight {
-	position: absolute;
-	right: 0;
-	left: 0;
-	z-index: 0;
-	margin-top: 1em;
-	padding: inherit 0;
-	line-height: inherit;
-	white-space: pre;
-	background: #f7ebc6;
-	box-shadow: inset 5px 0 0 #f7d87c;
-	pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-pre[class*='language-bash'] .token.function {
-	color: #d4d4d4;
-}
-
-.token.comment {
-	color: #fff7;
-}
-
 body {
 	max-width: 900px;
 	margin: auto;
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown.test.js b/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown.test.js
index 2bccf8d87..44315a510 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown.test.js
@@ -57,18 +57,36 @@ describe('Astro Markdown', () => {
 		const html = await fixture.readFile('/scopedStyles-code/index.html');
 		const $ = cheerio.load(html);
 
-		// test 1: <pre> tag has scopedStyle class passed down
-		expect($('pre').is('[class]')).to.equal(true);
-		expect($('pre').attr('class').split(' ').length).to.equal(2);
+		// test 1: <pre> tag has correct shiki class
+		expect($('pre').hasClass('astro-code')).to.equal(true);
 
-		// test 2: <pre> tag has correct language
-		expect($('pre').hasClass('language-js')).to.equal(true);
+		// test 2: inline styles are still applied
+		expect($('pre').is('[style]')).to.equal(true);
+		
+		// test 3: There are styled child spans in code blocks
+		expect($('pre code span').length).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+		expect($('pre code span').is('[style]')).to.equal(true);
+	});
 
-		// test 3: <code> tag has correct language
-		expect($('code').hasClass('language-js')).to.equal(true);
+	function isAstroScopedClass(cls) {
+		return /^astro-.*/.test(cls)
+	}
 
-		// test 4: There are child spans in code blocks
-		expect($('code span').length).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+	it('Scoped styles should be applied to syntax highlighted lines', async () => {
+		const html = await fixture.readFile('/scopedStyles-code/index.html');
+		const $ = cheerio.load(html);
+
+		// test 1: the "pre" tag receives scoped style
+		const preClassList = $('pre').attr('class').split(/\s+/);
+		expect(preClassList.length).to.equal(2);
+		const preAstroClass = preClassList.find(isAstroScopedClass);
+		expect(Boolean(preAstroClass)).to.equal(true);
+		
+		// test 2: each "span" line receives scoped style
+		const spanClassList = $('pre code span').attr('class').split(/\s+/);
+		expect(spanClassList.length).to.equal(2);
+		const spanAstroClass = spanClassList.find(isAstroScopedClass);
+		expect(Boolean(spanAstroClass)).to.equal(true);
 	});
 
 	it('Renders correctly when deeply nested on a page', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts b/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts
index e8a315ef1..3ea436795 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export async function renderMarkdown(content: string, opts?: MarkdownRenderingOp
 	let { remarkPlugins = [], rehypePlugins = [] } = opts ?? {};
 	const scopedClassName = opts?.$?.scopedClassName;
 	const mode = opts?.mode ?? 'mdx';
-	const syntaxHighlight = opts?.syntaxHighlight ?? 'prism';
+	const syntaxHighlight = opts?.syntaxHighlight ?? 'shiki';
 	const shikiConfig = opts?.shikiConfig ?? {};
 	const isMDX = mode === 'mdx';
 	const { headers, rehypeCollectHeaders } = createCollectHeaders();
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ export async function renderMarkdown(content: string, opts?: MarkdownRenderingOp
 		parser.use([scopedStyles(scopedClassName)]);
 	}
 
-	if (syntaxHighlight === 'prism') {
+	if (syntaxHighlight === 'shiki') {
+		parser.use([await remarkShiki(shikiConfig, scopedClassName)]);
+	} else if (syntaxHighlight === 'prism') {
 		parser.use([remarkPrism(scopedClassName)]);
-	} else if (syntaxHighlight === 'shiki') {
-		parser.use([await remarkShiki(shikiConfig)]);
 	}
 
 	parser.use([[markdownToHtml as any, { allowDangerousHtml: true, passThrough: ['raw', 'mdxTextExpression', 'mdxJsxTextElement', 'mdxJsxFlowElement'] }]]);
diff --git a/packages/markdown/remark/src/remark-shiki.ts b/packages/markdown/remark/src/remark-shiki.ts
index 5bee7ef6e..ebbe4032c 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/remark/src/remark-shiki.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/remark/src/remark-shiki.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export interface ShikiConfig {
  */
 const highlighterCache = new Map<string, shiki.Highlighter>();
 
-const remarkShiki = async ({ langs = [], theme = 'github-dark', wrap = false }: ShikiConfig) => {
+const remarkShiki = async ({ langs = [], theme = 'github-dark', wrap = false }: ShikiConfig, scopedClassName?: string | null) => {
 	const cacheID: string = typeof theme === 'string' ? theme : theme.name;
 	let highlighter = highlighterCache.get(cacheID);
 	if (!highlighter) {
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ const remarkShiki = async ({ langs = [], theme = 'github-dark', wrap = false }:
 		visit(tree, 'code', (node) => {
 			let html = highlighter!.codeToHtml(node.value, { lang: node.lang ?? 'plaintext' });
 
+			// Q: Couldn't these regexes match on a user's inputted code blocks?
+			// A: Nope! All rendered HTML is properly escaped.
+			// Ex. If a user typed `<span class="line"` into a code block,
+			// It would become this before hitting our regexes:
+			// &lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;
+
 			// Replace "shiki" class naming with "astro" and add "is:raw".
-			html = html.replace('<pre class="shiki"', '<pre is:raw class="astro-code"');
+			html = html.replace('<pre class="shiki"', `<pre is:raw class="astro-code${scopedClassName ? ' ' + scopedClassName : ''}"`);
 			// Replace "shiki" css variable naming with "astro".
 			html = html.replace(/style="(background-)?color: var\(--shiki-/g, 'style="$1color: var(--astro-code-');
 			// Handle code wrapping
@@ -62,6 +68,11 @@ const remarkShiki = async ({ langs = [], theme = 'github-dark', wrap = false }:
 				html = html.replace(/style="(.*?)"/, 'style="$1; overflow-x: auto; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"');
 			}
 
+			// Apply scopedClassName to all nested lines
+			if (scopedClassName) {
+				html = html.replace(/\<span class="line"\>/g, `<span class="line ${scopedClassName}"`);
+			}
+
 			node.type = 'html';
 			node.value = html;
 			node.children = [];
diff --git a/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts b/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts
index 040c33b79..eb0eb5d3e 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export type Plugin = string | [string, any] | unified.Plugin | [unified.Plugin,
 
 export interface AstroMarkdownOptions {
 	mode?: 'md' | 'mdx';
-	syntaxHighlight?: 'prism' | 'shiki' | false;
+	syntaxHighlight?: 'shiki' | 'prism' | false;
 	shikiConfig?: ShikiConfig;
 	remarkPlugins?: Plugin[];
 	rehypePlugins?: Plugin[];