diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
index 155cfe80..39c89a48 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
@@ -142,9 +142,13 @@ return {
     "echasnovski/mini.pairs",
     event = "VeryLazy",
     opts = {
-      mappings = {
-        ["`"] = { action = "closeopen", pair = "``", neigh_pattern = "[^\\`].", register = { cr = false } },
-      },
+      -- skip autopair when next character is one of these
+      skip_next = [=[[%w%%%'%[%"%.%`%$]]=],
+      -- skip autopair when next character is closing pair
+      -- and there are more closing pairs than opening pairs
+      skip_unbalanced = true,
+      -- better deal with markdown code blocks
+      markdown = true,
     },
     keys = {
       {
@@ -160,6 +164,32 @@ return {
         desc = "Toggle Auto Pairs",
       },
     },
+    config = function(_, opts)
+      local pairs = require("mini.pairs")
+      pairs.setup(opts)
+      local open = pairs.open
+      pairs.open = function(pair, neigh_pattern)
+        local o, c = pair:sub(1, 1), pair:sub(2, 2)
+        local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
+        local cursor = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
+        local next = line:sub(cursor[2] + 1, cursor[2] + 1)
+        local before = line:sub(1, cursor[2])
+        if opts.markdown and o == "`" and vim.bo.filetype == "markdown" and before:match("^%s*``") then
+          return "`\n```" .. vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes("<up>", true, true, true)
+        end
+        if opts.skip_next and next ~= "" and next:match(opts.skip_next) then
+          return o
+        end
+        if opts.skip_unbalanced and next == c and c ~= o then
+          local _, count_open = line:gsub(vim.pesc(pair:sub(1, 1)), "")
+          local _, count_close = line:gsub(vim.pesc(pair:sub(2, 2)), "")
+          if count_close > count_open then
+            return o
+          end
+        end
+        return open(pair, neigh_pattern)
+      end
+    end,
   },
 
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