diff --git a/formfactory/fields.py b/formfactory/fields.py
index 78772bf..b807b8d 100644
--- a/formfactory/fields.py
+++ b/formfactory/fields.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
+import markdown
+
 from django.forms.fields import Field
+from django.utils.text import mark_safe
 
 from formfactory import widgets
 
 
-# TODO add support for paragraph field. Mark safe in templates.
 class ParagraphField(Field):
     widget = widgets.ParagraphWidget
     def __init__(self, paragraph, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ParagraphField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        # Always empty out label for a pragraph field.
+        # Always empty out label for a paragraph field.
         self.label = ""
 
         # No matter what is set, this field should never be required.
@@ -17,8 +19,9 @@ def __init__(self, paragraph, *args, **kwargs):
         self.widget.is_required = False
 
         # Pass the paragraph text to the widget without needing to override
-        # widgit __init__.
+        # widget __init__. Process markdown here, its up to custom fields to
+        # worry about what they are trying to do, not factory.py
         attrs = self.widget.build_attrs(self.widget.attrs,
-            {"paragraph": paragraph}
+            {"paragraph": markdown.markdown(paragraph)}
         )
         self.widget.attrs = attrs
diff --git a/formfactory/templates/formfactory/forms/widgets/paragraph.html b/formfactory/templates/formfactory/forms/widgets/paragraph.html
index 9b7b5ab..2708076 100644
--- a/formfactory/templates/formfactory/forms/widgets/paragraph.html
+++ b/formfactory/templates/formfactory/forms/widgets/paragraph.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{ widget }}
+{{ widget.attrs.paragraph|safe }}