diff --git a/src/js/HandlebarsTemplateEngine.js b/src/js/HandlebarsTemplateEngine.js
index e2e95a43a..0ecc6a09f 100644
--- a/src/js/HandlebarsTemplateEngine.js
+++ b/src/js/HandlebarsTemplateEngine.js
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@
 
     });
 
+    Handlebars.registerHelper("markdown", function(text) {
+        return SimpleMDE.prototype.markdown(text);
+    });
+
     //Handlebars.registerHelper("each", helpers["each"]);
     Handlebars.registerHelper("compare", helpers["compare"]);
     Handlebars.registerHelper("control", helpers["control"]);
diff --git a/src/templates/web-display/control-markdown.html b/src/templates/web-display/control-markdown.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2d1a6081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templates/web-display/control-markdown.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script type="text/x-handlebars-template">
+
+    <p>
+        {{#markdown data}}{{/markdown}}
+    </p>
+
+</script>
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