diff --git a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap
index 1ea59dd0ce..2b31d7151f 100644
--- a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap
+++ b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap
@@ -1139,6 +1139,314 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`Should recognize preformatted blocks 1`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key0",
+    "text": "following some pre some_code_stuff",
+    "type": "unstyled",
+  },
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`Should recognize preformatted blocks mixed other styles 1`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "BOLD",
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "BOLD",
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "BOLD",
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "BOLD",
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [
+          "CODE",
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key0",
+    "text": "example bold and code",
+    "type": "unstyled",
+  },
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`Should recognized and *not* override html structure when having known draft-js classname with nesting enabled 1`] = `
 Array [
   Object {
diff --git a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js
index f1c542c91a..f321fdf32b 100644
--- a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js
+++ b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js
@@ -564,3 +564,21 @@ test('Should import two blockquotes without extra line breaks', () => {
     experimentalTreeDataSupport: false,
   });
 });
+
+test('Should recognize preformatted blocks', () => {
+  const html_string = `
+    <meta charset='utf-8'><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, &quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline !important;">following some pre </span><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, Monaco, monospace; white-space: pre-line;">some_code_stuff</span>
+  `;
+  assertConvertFromHTMLToContentBlocks(html_string, {
+    experimentalTreeDataSupport: false,
+  });
+});
+
+test('Should recognize preformatted blocks mixed other styles', () => {
+  const html_string = `
+    <meta charset='utf-8'><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, &quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline !important;">example </span><span style="font-weight: 600; font-family: Menlo, Consolas, Monaco, monospace; white-space: pre-line;">bold</span><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, Monaco, monospace; white-space: pre-line; font-weight: 400;"> and code</span>
+  `;
+  assertConvertFromHTMLToContentBlocks(html_string, {
+    experimentalTreeDataSupport: false,
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js b/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js
index b3049f6902..44b2cee159 100644
--- a/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js
+++ b/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ const buildBlockTypeMap = (
   return Map(blockTypeMap);
 };
 
+const detectInlineStyle = (node: Node): string | null => {
+  if (isHTMLElement(node)) {
+    const element: HTMLElement = (node: any);
+    // Currently only used to detect preformatted inline code
+    if (element.style.fontFamily.includes('monospace')) {
+      return 'CODE';
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
 /**
  * If we're pasting from one DraftEditor to another we can check to see if
  * existing list item depth classes are being used and preserve this style
@@ -497,6 +508,10 @@ class ContentBlocksBuilder {
         newStyle = newStyle.add(HTMLTagToRawInlineStyleMap.get(nodeName));
       }
       newStyle = styleFromNodeAttributes(node, newStyle);
+      const inlineStyle = detectInlineStyle(node);
+      if (inlineStyle != null) {
+        newStyle = newStyle.add(inlineStyle);
+      }
       blockConfigs.push(
         ...this._toBlockConfigs(Array.from(node.childNodes), newStyle),
       );