diff --git a/autoload/ale/hover.vim b/autoload/ale/hover.vim
index 1202e08e..a42766eb 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/hover.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/hover.vim
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ function! ale#hover#ParseLSPResult(contents) abort
             for l:line in split(l:item, "\n")
                 if l:fence_language is v:null
                     " Look for the start of a code fence. (```python, etc.)
-                    let l:match = matchlist(l:line, '^``` *\([^ ]\+\) *$')
+                    let l:match = matchlist(l:line, '^``` *\([^ ]\+\)\? *$')
 
                     if !empty(l:match)
-                        let l:fence_language = l:match[1]
+                        let l:fence_language = len(l:match) > 1 ? l:match[1] : 'text'
 
                         if !empty(l:marked_list)
                             call add(l:fence_lines, '')
diff --git a/test/test_hover_parsing.vader b/test/test_hover_parsing.vader
index 81db1da3..b9e56de8 100644
--- a/test/test_hover_parsing.vader
+++ b/test/test_hover_parsing.vader
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ Execute(Invalid results should be handled):
   AssertEqual [[], []], ale#hover#ParseLSPResult({'kind': 'x', 'value': 'xxx'})
 
 Execute(A string with a code fence should be handled):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   [
+  \   ],
+  \   [
+  \     'def foo():',
+  \     '    pass',
+  \   ],
+  \ ],
+  \ ale#hover#ParseLSPResult(join([
+  \   '```',
+  \   'def foo():',
+  \   '    pass',
+  \   '```',
+  \ ], "\n"))
+
   AssertEqual
   \ [
   \   [