diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-keys-turn.md b/.changeset/shaggy-keys-turn.md
index c630eed48055c..66471e91976fe 100644
--- a/.changeset/shaggy-keys-turn.md
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-keys-turn.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Refine Markdown and MDX configuration options for ease-of-use.
 #### Markdown
 
 - **Remove `remark-smartypants`** from Astro's default Markdown plugins.
-- **Replace the `extendDefaultPlugins` option** with a simplified `githubFlavoredMarkdown` boolean. This is enabled by default, and can be disabled to remove GFM.
-- Ensure GitHub-Flavored Markdown is applied whether or not custom `remarkPlugins` or `rehypePlugins` are configured. If you want to apply custom plugins _and_ remove GFM, manually set `githubFlavoredMarkdown: false` in your config.
+- **Replace the `extendDefaultPlugins` option** with a simplified `gfm` boolean. This is enabled by default, and can be disabled to remove GitHub-Flavored Markdown.
+- Ensure GitHub-Flavored Markdown is applied whether or not custom `remarkPlugins` or `rehypePlugins` are configured. If you want to apply custom plugins _and_ remove GFM, manually set `gfm: false` in your config.
 
 #### MDX
 
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 });
 ```
 
-##### Migrate `extendDefaultPlugins` to `githubFlavoredMarkdown`
+##### Migrate `extendDefaultPlugins` to `gfm`
 
-You may have disabled Astro's built-in plugins (GitHub-Flavored Markdown and Smartypants) with the `extendDefaultPlugins` option. Since Smartypants has been removed, this has been renamed to `githubFlavoredMarkdown`.
+You may have disabled Astro's built-in plugins (GitHub-Flavored Markdown and Smartypants) with the `extendDefaultPlugins` option. Since Smartypants has been removed, this has been renamed to `gfm`.
 
 ```diff
 // astro.config.mjs
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
 export default defineConfig({
   markdown: {
 -   extendDefaultPlugins: false,
-+   githubFlavoredMarkdown: false,
++   gfm: false,
   }
 });
 ```
 
 
-Additionally, applying remark and rehype plugins **no longer disables** `githubFlavoredMarkdown`. You will need to opt-out manually by setting `githubFlavoredMarkdown` to `false`.
+Additionally, applying remark and rehype plugins **no longer disables** `gfm`. You will need to opt-out manually by setting `gfm` to `false`.
 
 ##### Migrate MDX's `extendPlugins` to `extendMarkdownConfig`
 
 You may have used the `extendPlugins` option to manage plugin defaults in MDX. This has been replaced by 2 flags:
 - `extendMarkdownConfig` (`true` by default) to toggle Markdown config inheritance. This replaces the `extendPlugins: 'markdown'` option.
-- `githubFlavoredMarkdown` (`true` by default) to toggle GitHub-Flavored Markdown in MDX. This replaces the `extendPlugins: 'defaults'` option.
+- `gfm` (`true` by default) to toggle GitHub-Flavored Markdown in MDX. This replaces the `extendPlugins: 'defaults'` option.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index cba0a0dd123f1..fc350a77e425c 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -783,21 +783,21 @@ export interface AstroUserConfig {
 		rehypePlugins?: RehypePlugins;
 		/**
 		 * @docs
-		 * @name markdown.githubFlavoredMarkdown
+		 * @name markdown.gfm
 		 * @type {boolean}
 		 * @default `true`
 		 * @description
-		 * Astro uses [GitHub-flavored Markdown](https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-gfm) by default. To disable this, set the `githubFlavoredMarkdown` flag to `false`:
+		 * Astro uses [GitHub-flavored Markdown](https://github.com/remarkjs/remark-gfm) by default. To disable this, set the `gfm` flag to `false`:
 		 *
 		 * ```js
 		 * {
 		 *   markdown: {
-		 *     githubFlavoredMarkdown: false,
+		 *     gfm: false,
 		 *   }
 		 * }
 		 * ```
 		 */
-		githubFlavoredMarkdown?: boolean;
+		gfm?: boolean;
 		/**
 		 * @docs
 		 * @name markdown.remarkRehype
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
index 9673313c7a370..17e04053f8cae 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ export const AstroConfigSchema = z.object({
 				.custom<RemarkRehype>((data) => data instanceof Object && !Array.isArray(data))
 				.optional()
 				.default(ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS.markdown.remarkRehype),
-			githubFlavoredMarkdown: z
-				.boolean()
-				.default(ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS.markdown.githubFlavoredMarkdown),
+			gfm: z.boolean().default(ASTRO_CONFIG_DEFAULTS.markdown.gfm),
 		})
 		.default({}),
 	vite: z
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown-plugins.test.js b/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown-plugins.test.js
index 553d9d7a4bf08..1fc6218b3e302 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown-plugins.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/astro-markdown-plugins.test.js
@@ -68,20 +68,20 @@ describe('Astro Markdown plugins', () => {
 		expect($('#github-flavored-markdown-test').hasClass('title')).to.equal(true);
 	});
 
-	for (const githubFlavoredMarkdown of [true, false]) {
-		it(`Handles GFM when githubFlavoredMarkdown = ${githubFlavoredMarkdown}`, async () => {
+	for (const gfm of [true, false]) {
+		it(`Handles GFM when gfm = ${gfm}`, async () => {
 			const fixture = await buildFixture({
 				markdown: {
 					remarkPlugins: [remarkExamplePlugin],
 					rehypePlugins: [[addClasses, { 'h1,h2,h3': 'title' }]],
-					githubFlavoredMarkdown,
+					gfm,
 				},
 			});
 			const html = await fixture.readFile('/with-gfm/index.html');
 			const $ = cheerio.load(html);
 
 			// test 1: GFM autolink applied correctly
-			if (githubFlavoredMarkdown === true) {
+			if (gfm === true) {
 				expect($('a[href="https://example.com"]')).to.have.lengthOf(1);
 			} else {
 				expect($('a[href="https://example.com"]')).to.have.lengthOf(0);
diff --git a/packages/integrations/mdx/README.md b/packages/integrations/mdx/README.md
index 75c7f8a827c76..8267d80de1afb 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/mdx/README.md
+++ b/packages/integrations/mdx/README.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       remarkPlugins: [remarkToc],
       rehypePlugins: [rehypeMinifyHtml],
       remarkRehype: { footnoteLabel: 'Footnotes' },
-      githubFlavoredMarkdown: false,
+      gfm: false,
     })
   ]
 })
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   markdown: {
     syntaxHighlight: 'prism',
     remarkPlugins: [remarkPlugin1],
-    githubFlavoredMarkdown: true,
+    gfm: true,
   },
   integrations: [
     mdx({
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
       // Markdown `remarkPlugins` ignored,
       // only `remarkPlugin2` applied.
       remarkPlugins: [remarkPlugin2],
-      // `githubFlavoredMarkdown` overridden to `false`
-      githubFlavoredMarkdown: false,
+      // `gfm` overridden to `false`
+      gfm: false,
     })
   ]
 });
diff --git a/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts
index 070a614813cae..7213ca916b5eb 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/mdx/src/index.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function applyDefaultOptions({
 		extendMarkdownConfig: options.extendMarkdownConfig ?? defaults.extendMarkdownConfig,
 		recmaPlugins: options.recmaPlugins ?? defaults.recmaPlugins,
 		remarkRehype: options.remarkRehype ?? defaults.remarkRehype,
-		githubFlavoredMarkdown: options.githubFlavoredMarkdown ?? defaults.githubFlavoredMarkdown,
+		gfm: options.gfm ?? defaults.gfm,
 		remarkPlugins: options.remarkPlugins ?? defaults.remarkPlugins,
 		rehypePlugins: options.rehypePlugins ?? defaults.rehypePlugins,
 		shikiConfig: options.shikiConfig ?? defaults.shikiConfig,
diff --git a/packages/integrations/mdx/src/plugins.ts b/packages/integrations/mdx/src/plugins.ts
index 0714fdde9053c..6d38f8d06cba2 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/mdx/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/mdx/src/plugins.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export async function getRemarkPlugins(
 	if (mdxOptions.syntaxHighlight === 'prism') {
 		remarkPlugins.push(remarkPrism);
 	}
-	if (mdxOptions.githubFlavoredMarkdown) {
+	if (mdxOptions.gfm) {
 		remarkPlugins.push(remarkGfm);
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/integrations/mdx/test/mdx-plugins.test.js b/packages/integrations/mdx/test/mdx-plugins.test.js
index 6d1ff687a1e31..f74ded3ea64e4 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/mdx/test/mdx-plugins.test.js
+++ b/packages/integrations/mdx/test/mdx-plugins.test.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('MDX plugins', () => {
 				fixture = await buildFixture({
 					markdown: {
 						remarkPlugins: [remarkToc],
-						githubFlavoredMarkdown: false,
+						gfm: false,
 					},
 					integrations: [
 						mdx({
@@ -119,20 +119,14 @@ describe('MDX plugins', () => {
 				).to.be.null;
 			});
 
-			it('Handles githubFlavoredMarkdown', async () => {
+			it('Handles gfm', async () => {
 				const html = await fixture.readFile(FILE);
 				const { document } = parseHTML(html);
 
 				if (extendMarkdownConfig === true) {
-					expect(
-						selectGfmLink(document),
-						'Does not respect `markdown.githubFlavoredMarkdown` option.'
-					).to.be.null;
+					expect(selectGfmLink(document), 'Does not respect `markdown.gfm` option.').to.be.null;
 				} else {
-					expect(
-						selectGfmLink(document),
-						'Respects `markdown.githubFlavoredMarkdown` unexpectedly.'
-					).to.not.be.null;
+					expect(selectGfmLink(document), 'Respects `markdown.gfm` unexpectedly.').to.not.be.null;
 				}
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts b/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts
index 4b0304f04e97a..c4ba677ab3e98 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/remark/src/index.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const markdownConfigDefaults: Omit<Required<AstroMarkdownOptions>, 'draft
 	remarkPlugins: [],
 	rehypePlugins: [],
 	remarkRehype: {},
-	githubFlavoredMarkdown: true,
+	gfm: true,
 };
 
 /** Shared utility for rendering markdown */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export async function renderMarkdown(
 		remarkPlugins = markdownConfigDefaults.remarkPlugins,
 		rehypePlugins = markdownConfigDefaults.rehypePlugins,
 		remarkRehype = markdownConfigDefaults.remarkRehype,
-		githubFlavoredMarkdown = markdownConfigDefaults.githubFlavoredMarkdown,
+		gfm = markdownConfigDefaults.gfm,
 		isAstroFlavoredMd = false,
 		isExperimentalContentCollections = false,
 		contentDir,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function renderMarkdown(
 		.use(remarkInitializeAstroData)
 		.use(isAstroFlavoredMd ? [remarkMdxish, remarkMarkAndUnravel, remarkUnwrap, remarkEscape] : []);
 
-	if (githubFlavoredMarkdown) {
+	if (gfm) {
 		parser.use(remarkGfm);
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts b/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts
index e224ffa620098..5940e4a4ef7d5 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/markdown/remark/src/types.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface AstroMarkdownOptions {
 	remarkPlugins?: RemarkPlugins;
 	rehypePlugins?: RehypePlugins;
 	remarkRehype?: RemarkRehype;
-	githubFlavoredMarkdown?: boolean;
+	gfm?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface MarkdownRenderingOptions extends AstroMarkdownOptions {