diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index b6ebfb5cd6..fcb7a325af 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -30,3 +30,9 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 # Warn of unreachable or redundant code.
 warn_unreachable = True
+
+[mypy-markdown.*]
+# The typeshed stubs for markdown in mypy 0.790 are very broken;
+# ignore them for now.  (https://github.com/python/typeshed/pull/4758)
+follow_imports = skip
+follow_imports_for_stubs = True