diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dfd495..3269742 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 This Sphinx extension fixes:
 - an issue where drop down menus would still take up space after being minimized, and the patch fixes it through some css.
 - an issue where in drop down code cells the shown summary remained lightgray instead of turning darkgrey. Fix through css.
+- an issue where the size of code in a header is not the correct font size. Fix through css.
 
 ## Installation
 To install the Sphinx-JupyterBook-Patches, follow these steps:
diff --git a/src/jupyterbook_patches/patches/_static/fix_code_header_style.css b/src/jupyterbook_patches/patches/_static/fix_code_header_style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f61b4b
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+++ b/src/jupyterbook_patches/patches/_static/fix_code_header_style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+h1 code,
+h2 code,
+h3 code,
+h4 code,
+h5 code,
+h6 code {
+    font-size: inherit;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/jupyterbook_patches/patches/layout.py b/src/jupyterbook_patches/patches/layout.py
index c97169a..b8c1b3e 100644
--- a/src/jupyterbook_patches/patches/layout.py
+++ b/src/jupyterbook_patches/patches/layout.py
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ def initialize(self, app):
         logger.info("Initializing layout patch")
         app.add_css_file(filename="fix_admonition_style.css")
         app.add_css_file(filename="fix_dropdown_style.css")
+        app.add_css_file(filename="fix_code_header_style.css")