diff --git a/themes/opendk/views/showcase.html b/themes/opendk/views/showcase.html
index 5f37878a..92c82011 100644
--- a/themes/opendk/views/showcase.html
+++ b/themes/opendk/views/showcase.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <h1 class="text-4xl font-semibold mb-3">
     {% if dataset.readmeHtml %}
       <div class="leading-relaxed">{{dataset.readmeHtml|safe}}</div>
     {% elif dataset.description %}
-      <div class="leading-relaxed">{{dataset.descriptionHtml or dataset.description}}</div>
+      <div class="leading-relaxed">{{dataset.descriptionHtml or dataset.description | processMarkdown | safe }}</div>
     {% endif %}
     <!-- end of full readme -->