diff --git a/tools/src/prepare-for-vale/KeepDescriptions.ts b/tools/src/prepare-for-vale/KeepDescriptions.ts
index 8995f8df5..6a3481049 100644
--- a/tools/src/prepare-for-vale/KeepDescriptions.ts
+++ b/tools/src/prepare-for-vale/KeepDescriptions.ts
@@ -41,15 +41,21 @@ export default class KeepDescriptions {
       if (line.match(/^[\s]+(description: \|)/)) {
         inside_description = true
       } else if (line.match(/^[\s]+(description:)[\s]+/)) {
-        fs.writeSync(writer, line.replace("description:", "            "))
+        fs.writeSync(writer, this.prune(line).replace("description:", "            "))
       } else if (inside_description && line.match(/^[\s]*[\w]*:/)) {
         inside_description = false
       } else if (inside_description) {
-        fs.writeSync(writer, line)
+        fs.writeSync(writer, this.prune(line))
       }
       if (line.length > 0) {
         fs.writeSync(writer, "\n")
       }
     })
   }
+
+  prune(line: string): string {
+    return line.replace(/([`])(?:(?=(\\?))\2.)*?\1/g, (match) => {
+      return Array(match.length + 1).join('*')
+    })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.txt b/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.txt
index a54608e03..55fb7ab28 100644
--- a/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.txt
+++ b/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.txt
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@
 
         Line one
         Line with a description: that describes itself.
+
+
+
+        Line one
+        Line with backticks: that includes *******.
+        Line with two backticks: that includes ******* and *******.
diff --git a/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.yaml b/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.yaml
index 8801c55e2..09b51c951 100644
--- a/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/prepare-for-vale/fixtures/spec.yaml
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ components:
       description: |-
         Line one
         Line with a description: that describes itself.
+    ObjectWithCode:
+      type: object
+      description: |-
+        Line one
+        Line with backticks: that includes `x.y.z`.
+        Line with two backticks: that includes `x.y.z` and `z.y.x`.