diff --git a/CHANGELOG.org b/CHANGELOG.org
index ce8ffdc..4d93fdf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.org
+++ b/CHANGELOG.org
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ This is inspired by ideas from the [[https://www.nordtheme.com/docs/colors-and-p
 
 I hope that these changes make the mode-line more distinctive and nicer to look at. I wanted to use one of the new colors after reading some of the [[https://www.nordtheme.com/docs/colors-and-palettes][Nord theme Colors and Palettes]] notes about the use of their colors for different “levels” of UI elements. I thought this worked quite well with the mode-line and some of the other elements such as hydras as well.
 
+** CHANGED org-block face
+
+Made =org-block= inherit from the =fixed-pitch= face so that when =variable-pitch-mode= is used for Org mode, code in code blocks are still using monospaced fonts.
+
 * [[https://github.com/ryuslash/yoshi-theme/compare/v6.1.0...v6.2.0][6.2.0]] -- 2019-05-05
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: release-6.2.0
diff --git a/yoshi-theme.el b/yoshi-theme.el
index a8d1ab7..85a0331 100644
--- a/yoshi-theme.el
+++ b/yoshi-theme.el
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
    `(org-agenda-date-weekend ((t (:foreground ,fgcyan))))
    `(org-agenda-done ((t (:foreground ,fgorange))))
    `(org-agenda-structure ((t (:foreground ,fgblue))))
-   `(org-block ((t (:foreground ,yoshi-6 :background ,yoshi-1 :inherit unspecified))))
+   `(org-block ((t (:foreground ,yoshi-6 :background ,yoshi-1 :inherit fixed-pitch))))
    `(org-block-background ((t (:background ,yoshi-1))))
    `(org-block-begin-line ((t (:foreground ,yoshi-4 :slant unspecified :background ,yoshi-2 :height 0.71))))
    `(org-block-end-line ((t (:foreground ,yoshi-4 :slant unspecified :background ,yoshi-1 :height 0.71))))