diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/themes/default/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index 242adcfe..b257b9f5 100644
--- a/themes/default/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/themes/default/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 {{- if $isBlock }}
 <figure>
     <img src="{{ $imgPath | safeURL }}" alt="{{ $alt }}" title="{{ $title }}">
-    {{- with $title }}<figcaption>{{ . }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
+    {{- with $title }}<figcaption>{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
 </figure>
 {{- else }}
 <img src="{{ $imgPath | safeURL }}" alt="{{ $alt }}" title="{{ $title }}">
diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/_default/single.html b/themes/default/layouts/_default/single.html
index 64676017..679186c5 100644
--- a/themes/default/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/themes/default/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
             {{ with $coverData.description }}
             <section class="image-description">
-                <p>{{ . }}</p>
+                <p>{{ .| markdownify }}</p>
             </section>
             {{ end }}