diff --git a/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx b/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
index 35ad0c5fc09..ec096d5f8b1 100644
--- a/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ Markdown.propTypes = {
 export default Markdown
 
 const sanitizeOptions = {
-    allowedTags: sanitize.defaults.allowedTags.concat([ "h1", "h2", "img" ]),
+    allowedTags: sanitize.defaults.allowedTags.concat([ "h1", "h2", "img", "span" ]),
     allowedAttributes: {
         ...sanitize.defaults.allowedAttributes,
-        "img": sanitize.defaults.allowedAttributes.img.concat(["title"])
+        "img": sanitize.defaults.allowedAttributes.img.concat(["title"]),
+        "td": [ "colspan" ],
+        "*": [ "class" ]
     },
     textFilter: function(text) {
         return text.replace(/"/g, "\"")
diff --git a/test/components/markdown.js b/test/components/markdown.js
index 65b80c0ecd5..c3a716a3f46 100644
--- a/test/components/markdown.js
+++ b/test/components/markdown.js
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ import { Markdown as OAS3Markdown } from "corePlugins/oas3/wrap-components/markd
 
 describe("Markdown component", function() {
     describe("Swagger 2.0", function() {
+        it("allows span elements with class attrib", function() {
+            const str = `<span class="method">ONE</span>`
+            const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p><span class="method">ONE</span></p>\n</div>`)
+        })
+
+        it("allows td elements with colspan attrib", function() {
+            const str = `<table><tr><td>ABC</td></tr></table>`
+            const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><table><tr><td>ABC</td></tr></table></div>`)
+        })
+
         it("allows image elements", function() {
             const str = `![Image alt text](http://image.source "Image title")`
             const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)