diff --git a/queries/markdown/highlights.scm b/queries/markdown/highlights.scm
index 085a1d827..9ffc6ee86 100644
--- a/queries/markdown/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/markdown/highlights.scm
@@ -34,23 +34,27 @@
   (info_string (language) @conceal
   (#set! conceal "")))
 
-;; Conceal bullet points
-([(list_marker_plus) (list_marker_star)]
-  @punctuation.special
-  (#offset! @punctuation.special 0 0 0 -1)
-  (#set! conceal "•"))
-([(list_marker_plus) (list_marker_star)]
-  @punctuation.special
-  (#any-of? @punctuation.special "+" "*")
-  (#set! conceal "•"))
-((list_marker_minus)
-  @punctuation.special
-  (#offset! @punctuation.special 0 0 0 -1)
-  (#set! conceal "—"))
-((list_marker_minus)
-  @punctuation.special
-  (#eq? @punctuation.special "-")
-  (#set! conceal "—"))
+; NOTE: The following has been commented out due to issues with spaces in the
+; list marker nodes generated by the parser. If those spaces ever get captured
+; by a different node (e.g. block_continuation) we can safely readd these
+; conceals.
+; ;; Conceal bullet points
+; ([(list_marker_plus) (list_marker_star)]
+;   @punctuation.special
+;   (#offset! @punctuation.special 0 0 0 -1)
+;   (#set! conceal "•"))
+; ([(list_marker_plus) (list_marker_star)]
+;   @punctuation.special
+;   (#any-of? @punctuation.special "+" "*")
+;   (#set! conceal "•"))
+; ((list_marker_minus)
+;   @punctuation.special
+;   (#offset! @punctuation.special 0 0 0 -1)
+;   (#set! conceal "—"))
+; ((list_marker_minus)
+;   @punctuation.special
+;   (#eq? @punctuation.special "-")
+;   (#set! conceal "—"))
 
 (code_fence_content) @none