diff --git a/extensions/markdown-math/notebook/katex.ts b/extensions/markdown-math/notebook/katex.ts
index c0c8aa7643d..f81ac055ced 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-math/notebook/katex.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-math/notebook/katex.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ export async function activate(ctx: {
 
 	const katex = require('@iktakahiro/markdown-it-katex');
 	markdownItRenderer.extendMarkdownIt((md: markdownIt.MarkdownIt) => {
-		return md.use(katex);
+		return md.use(katex, {'globalGroup': true});
 	});
 }
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-math/src/extension.ts b/extensions/markdown-math/src/extension.ts
index 8283aaaaa84..10d221f0dd9 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-math/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-math/src/extension.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 		extendMarkdownIt(md: any) {
 			if (isEnabled()) {
 				const katex = require('@iktakahiro/markdown-it-katex');
-				return md.use(katex);
+				return md.use(katex, {'globalGroup': true});
 			}
 			return md;
 		}