diff --git a/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java b/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java
index e50f706..68376c7 100644
--- a/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java
+++ b/app/com/gitpitch/models/MarkdownModel.java
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
 
                     consumed = stream.map(md -> {
                         return process(md, pp, yOpts, gitRawBase);
-                    }).map(md -> {
-                        return processAnchors(md);
                     }).collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
 
                     consumed = postProcess(consumed, pp, yOpts, gitRawBase);
@@ -473,70 +471,6 @@ public class MarkdownModel implements Markdown {
         return null;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Ensure all regular Markdown links are upgraded to
-     * HTML anchors with target=_blank in order to
-     * open from within embedded GitPitch iFrame.
-     */
-    private String processAnchors(String md) {
-        try {
-
-            if(linkAbsolute(md)) {
-                return buildAnchor(md.trim(), md.trim());
-            } else {
-
-                boolean moreAnchors = md.contains(MD_ANCHOR_OPEN);
-                while(moreAnchors) {
-
-                    if(md.contains(MD_ANCHOR_OPEN)) {
-
-                        int anchorStart = md.indexOf(MD_ANCHOR_OPEN);
-                        int anchorDelim =
-                            md.indexOf(MD_LINK_DELIM, anchorStart);
-
-                        // Regular Markdown Link not Markdown Image Link.
-                        if(anchorDelim != -1 &&
-                            (anchorStart == 0 ||
-                                !md.substring(anchorStart-1)
-                                                .startsWith(MD_LINK_OPEN))) {
-
-                            int anchorEnd =
-                                md.indexOf(MD_LINK_BRCKT, anchorDelim);
-
-                            String title =
-                                md.substring(anchorStart+1, anchorDelim);
-                            String link =
-                                md.substring(anchorDelim+2, anchorEnd);
-
-                            String anchor = buildAnchor(title, link);
-
-                            String mdLeft = md.substring(0, anchorStart);
-                            String mdRight = md.substring(anchorEnd + 1);
-                            md = mdLeft + anchor + mdRight;
-
-                        } else {
-                            moreAnchors = false;
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        moreAnchors = false;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } catch(Exception tex) {
-            return md;
-        }
-        return md;
-    }
-
-    private String buildAnchor(String title, String link) {
-        return new StringBuffer(HTML_ANCHOR_OPEN)
-                .append(link)
-                .append(HTML_ANCHOR_MID)
-                .append(title)
-                .append(HTML_ANCHOR_CLOSE)
-                .toString();
-    }
-
     private String postProcess(String md,
                                       PitchParams pp,
                                       YAMLOptions yOpts,
diff --git a/app/com/gitpitch/services/CodeService.java b/app/com/gitpitch/services/CodeService.java
index 9769355..66726e3 100644
--- a/app/com/gitpitch/services/CodeService.java
+++ b/app/com/gitpitch/services/CodeService.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import com.gitpitch.utils.DelimParams;
 import com.gitpitch.utils.YAMLOptions;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.nio.file.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import javax.inject.*;
 import play.Logger;
 import play.Logger.ALogger;
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ public class CodeService {
 
             if(downStatus == 0) {
                 String code = diskService.asText(pp, SOURCE_CODE);
+                if(isMarkdown(codePath)) {
+                    code = prepMarkdown(code);
+                }
                 theContent = buildCodeBlock(mdm.extractDelim(md),
                                       code, langHint, slideTitle);
             } else {
@@ -140,9 +145,42 @@ public class CodeService {
                                 .toString();
    }
 
+   private boolean isMarkdown(String codePath) {
+       return (codePath != null) &&
+        codePath.endsWith(MARKDOWN_EXTENSION);
+   }
+
+   /*
+    * To prevent MD code being treated as presentation content
+    * do the following on code-delimiter injection:
+    *
+    * 1. Auto-indent code.
+    * 2. Replace inline code block tripple-ticks with double-ticks
+    * to prevent nested code-block parser and rendering errors.
+    */
+   private String prepMarkdown(String md) {
+       try {
+           md = Stream.of(lineByLine(md)).map(mdline -> {
+               return mdline.startsWith(MARKDOWN_CODE_TICKS) ?
+                mdline.substring(1) : mdline;
+           }).map(mdline -> {
+               return MARKDOWN_INDENT + mdline;
+           }).collect(Collectors.joining(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER));
+       } catch(Exception ex) {}
+       return md;
+   }
+
+   private String[] lineByLine(String md) {
+       return md.split("\\r?\\n");
+   }
+
    private static final String SOURCE_CODE = "PITCHME.code";
    private static final String SOURCE_CODE_DELIMITER =
       "### Code Block Delimiter";
    private static final String SOURCE_CODE_NOT_FOUND =
       "### Source File Not Found";
+   private static final String MARKDOWN_EXTENSION = ".md";
+   private static final String MARKDOWN_INDENT = " ";
+   private static final String MARKDOWN_NEWLINE = "\n";
+   private static final String MARKDOWN_CODE_TICKS = "```";
 }
diff --git a/app/com/gitpitch/services/ShortcutsService.java b/app/com/gitpitch/services/ShortcutsService.java
index 16cb424..fe0e021 100644
--- a/app/com/gitpitch/services/ShortcutsService.java
+++ b/app/com/gitpitch/services/ShortcutsService.java
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ public class ShortcutsService {
     public boolean codeFragmentFound(String md) {
         boolean found = false;
         if(md != null) {
-            String trimmed = md.trim();
-            if(trimmed.startsWith(MarkdownModel.MD_CODE_FRAG_OPEN)) {
+            if(md.startsWith(MarkdownModel.MD_CODE_FRAG_OPEN)) {
                 found = true;
             }
         }
@@ -66,8 +65,7 @@ public class ShortcutsService {
     public boolean titleHintFound(String md) {
       boolean found = false;
       if(md != null) {
-          String trimmed = md.trim();
-          if(trimmed.startsWith(MarkdownModel.MD_TITLE_HINT_OPEN)) {
+          if(md.startsWith(MarkdownModel.MD_TITLE_HINT_OPEN)) {
               found = true;
           }
       }
@@ -139,11 +137,9 @@ public class ShortcutsService {
 
             if(hintEnd > hintStart) {
                 String hint = md.substring(hintStart, hintEnd);
-                md =  new StringBuffer(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER)
-                          .append(TITLE_HINT_SPAN_OPEN)
+                md =  new StringBuffer(TITLE_HINT_SPAN_OPEN)
                           .append(hint)
                           .append(TITLE_HINT_SPAN_CLOSE)
-                          .append(MarkdownModel.MD_SPACER)
                           .toString();
             }