diff --git a/demo/tables.py b/demo/tables.py
index d78bc8e4..0e851453 100644
--- a/demo/tables.py
+++ b/demo/tables.py
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ class User(BaseModel):
     name: str = Field(title='Name')
     dob: date = Field(title='Date of Birth')
     enabled: bool | None = None
+    status_markdown: str | None = Field(default=None, title='Status')
 
 
 users: list[User] = [
-    User(id=1, name='John', dob=date(1990, 1, 1), enabled=True),
-    User(id=2, name='Jane', dob=date(1991, 1, 1), enabled=False),
+    User(id=1, name='John', dob=date(1990, 1, 1), enabled=True, status_markdown='**Active**'),
+    User(id=2, name='Jane', dob=date(1991, 1, 1), enabled=False, status_markdown='*Inactive*'),
     User(id=3, name='Jack', dob=date(1992, 1, 1)),
 ]
 
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ def users_view() -> list[AnyComponent]:
                 DisplayLookup(field='name', on_click=GoToEvent(url='/table/users/{id}/')),
                 DisplayLookup(field='dob', mode=DisplayMode.date),
                 DisplayLookup(field='enabled'),
+                DisplayLookup(field='status_markdown', mode=DisplayMode.markdown),
             ],
         ),
         title='Users',
diff --git a/src/npm-fastui/src/components/display.tsx b/src/npm-fastui/src/components/display.tsx
index 6fbe4d3d..3ce5b947 100644
--- a/src/npm-fastui/src/components/display.tsx
+++ b/src/npm-fastui/src/components/display.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { unreachable, asTitle } from '../tools'
 
 import { JsonComp } from './Json'
 import { LinkRender } from './link'
+import MarkdownComp from './MarkdownLazy'
 
 export const DisplayComp: FC<Display> = (props) => {
   const CustomRenderComp = useCustomRender(props)
@@ -178,8 +179,7 @@ const DisplayMarkdown: FC<{ value: JSONPrimitive }> = ({ value }) => {
   if (value === null) {
     return <DisplayNull />
   } else {
-    // TODO
-    return <>{value.toString()}</>
+    return <MarkdownComp text={value.toString()} type="Markdown" />
   }
 }