diff --git a/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile b/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile
index 184fe55b..b73bbfb8 100644
--- a/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile
+++ b/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ flask-restful = "*"
 requests = "*"
 certifi = "*"
 uwsgi = "*"
+markdown = "*"
 
 [dev-packages]
 selene-util = {path = "./../../../../shared"}
diff --git a/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile.lock b/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile.lock
index 7b462539..92384441 100644
--- a/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/market/backend/v1/market-api/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "d12b51224da23bf14f002d27627a8fcf97f4de1118f5839731077287e5b55211"
+            "sha256": "8c9351986431fa789a69d1f02ece7c9764b3fa019627057e57bad980b85177f9"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@
             ],
             "version": "==2.10"
         },
+        "markdown": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:9ba587db9daee7ec761cfc656272be6aabe2ed300fece21208e4aab2e457bc8f",
+                "sha256:a856869c7ff079ad84a3e19cd87a64998350c2b94e9e08e44270faef33400f81"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==2.6.11"
+        },
         "markupsafe": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:a6be69091dac236ea9c6bc7d012beab42010fa914c459791d627dad4910eb665"
diff --git a/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_detail.py b/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_detail.py
index 8c9415d3..ad304637 100644
--- a/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_detail.py
+++ b/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_detail.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """View to return detailed information about a skill"""
+from markdown import markdown
 import requests as service_request
 
 from selene_util.api import SeleneBaseView, AuthorizationError
@@ -26,3 +27,11 @@ class SkillDetailView(SeleneBaseView):
             self.base_url + '/skill/id/' + self.skill_id
         )
         self.response_data = self.service_response.json()
+        self.response_data['description'] = markdown(
+            self.response_data['description'],
+            output_format='html5'
+        )
+        self.response_data['summary'] = markdown(
+            self.response_data['summary'],
+            output_format='html5'
+        )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_summary.py b/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_summary.py
index 069230b1..4c10b084 100644
--- a/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_summary.py
+++ b/market/backend/v1/market-api/market_api/endpoints/skill_summary.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from flask import request
+from markdown import markdown
 import requests as service_request
 
 from selene_util.api import SeleneBaseView, AuthorizationError
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class SkillSummaryView(SeleneBaseView):
                 icon_image=skill.get('icon_image'),
                 id=skill['id'],
                 title=skill['title'],
-                summary=skill['summary'],
+                summary=markdown(skill['summary'], output_format='html5'),
                 triggers=skill['triggers']
             )
             search_term_match = (
diff --git a/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-detail/skill-detail.component.html b/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-detail/skill-detail.component.html
index 1beedb50..c75fb56a 100644
--- a/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-detail/skill-detail.component.html
+++ b/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-detail/skill-detail.component.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                     </fa>
                     {{skill.title}}
                 </h1>
-                <div class="mat-subheading-1">{{skill.summary}}</div>
+                <div class="mat-subheading-1" [innerHTML]="skill.summary"></div>
             </div>
             <div class="skill-detail-header-right">
                 <button mat-button>INSTALL</button>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="skill-detail-section">
                     <div class="mat-subheading-1">DESCRIPTION</div>
-                    <div class="mat-body-1">{{skill.description}}</div>
+                    <div class="mat-body-1" [innerHTML]="skill.description"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="skill-detail-section">
                     <div class="mat-subheading-1">CREDITS</div>
diff --git a/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-summary/skill-summary.component.html b/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-summary/skill-summary.component.html
index 09098d68..c51642ad 100644
--- a/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-summary/skill-summary.component.html
+++ b/market/frontend/v1/market-ui/src/app/skills/skill-summary/skill-summary.component.html
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
                     {{skill.triggers[0]}}
                 </button>
             </mat-card-subtitle>
-            <mat-card-content>
-                {{skill.summary ? skill.summary : '&nbsp;'}}
-            </mat-card-content>
+            <mat-card-content *ngIf="skill.summary" [innerHTML]="skill.summary"></mat-card-content>
+            <mat-card-content *ngIf="!skill.summary">'&nbsp;'</mat-card-content>
         </div>
             <mat-card-actions>
             <button mat-button (click)="install_skill(skill)">INSTALL</button>