diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts
index 98f7740cacc6d..9c3fde449ff81 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts
@@ -405,10 +405,10 @@ registerAction2(class extends NotebookCellAction {
 				primary: KeyCode.KEY_Y,
 				weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib
 			},
-			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.and(NOTEBOOK_IS_ACTIVE_EDITOR),
+			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.and(NOTEBOOK_IS_ACTIVE_EDITOR, NOTEBOOK_CELL_TYPE.isEqualTo('markdown')),
 			menu: {
 				id: MenuId.NotebookCellTitle,
-				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_FOCUSED, NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_EDITABLE, NOTEBOOK_CELL_EDITABLE),
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_FOCUSED, NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_EDITABLE, NOTEBOOK_CELL_EDITABLE, NOTEBOOK_CELL_TYPE.isEqualTo('markdown')),
 				group: '2_edit',
 			}
 		});
@@ -429,9 +429,10 @@ registerAction2(class extends NotebookCellAction {
 				primary: KeyCode.KEY_M,
 				weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib
 			},
+			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.and(NOTEBOOK_IS_ACTIVE_EDITOR, NOTEBOOK_CELL_TYPE.isEqualTo('code')),
 			menu: {
 				id: MenuId.NotebookCellTitle,
-				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_FOCUSED, NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_EDITABLE, NOTEBOOK_CELL_EDITABLE),
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_FOCUSED, NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_EDITABLE, NOTEBOOK_CELL_EDITABLE, NOTEBOOK_CELL_TYPE.isEqualTo('code')),
 				group: '2_edit',
 			}
 		});