diff --git a/packages/block-text/package-lock.json b/packages/block-text/package-lock.json
index c6c6be7..a890a54 100644
--- a/packages/block-text/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/block-text/package-lock.json
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "@usewaypoint/block-text",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.0.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@usewaypoint/block-text",
-      "version": "0.0.3",
+      "version": "0.0.4",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "markdown-parser-react": "^1.1.2"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@testing-library/react": "^14.2.1"
       },
@@ -879,7 +882,6 @@
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-lyuxPGr/Wfhrlem2CL/UcnUc1zcqKAImBDzukY7Y5F/yQiNdko6+fRLevlw1HgMySw7f611UIY408EtxRSoK3Q==",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "js-tokens": "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0"
       },
@@ -896,6 +898,14 @@
         "lz-string": "bin/bin.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/markdown-parser-react": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-parser-react/-/markdown-parser-react-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MNLHekU1xOwKZLJK4NMWJDL9pNnJdKx2jdsHfAF4+Y5rF4tD/S/OuNehd4X46/KcJzBfas19pePVcwQoibpeNg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "react": "^18.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/object-inspect": {
       "version": "1.13.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-inspect/-/object-inspect-1.13.1.tgz",
@@ -987,7 +997,6 @@
       "version": "18.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-18.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-/3IjMdb2L9QbBdWiW5e3P2/npwMBaU9mHCSCUzNln0ZCYbcfTsGbTJrU/kGemdH2IWmB2ioZ+zkxtmq6g09fGQ==",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
       },
diff --git a/packages/block-text/package.json b/packages/block-text/package.json
index e7d9458..692d336 100644
--- a/packages/block-text/package.json
+++ b/packages/block-text/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@usewaypoint/block-text",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.0.4",
   "description": "@usewaypoint/document compatible Text component",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.mjs",
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@testing-library/react": "^14.2.1"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "markdown-parser-react": "^1.1.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-text/src/__snapshots__/index.spec.tsx.snap b/packages/block-text/src/__snapshots__/index.spec.tsx.snap
index 16fcccd..5adf23a 100644
--- a/packages/block-text/src/__snapshots__/index.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/block-text/src/__snapshots__/index.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -5,3 +5,23 @@ exports[`block-text renders with default values 1`] = `
   <div />
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
+
+exports[`block-text renders with safe markdown 1`] = `
+<DocumentFragment>
+  <div>
+    <div>
+      <h2>
+        This is &lt;span&gt;markdown&lt;/span&gt;
+      </h2>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</DocumentFragment>
+`;
+
+exports[`block-text renders without markdown 1`] = `
+<DocumentFragment>
+  <div>
+    ## This is not &lt;span&gt;markdown&lt;/span&gt;
+  </div>
+</DocumentFragment>
+`;
diff --git a/packages/block-text/src/index.spec.tsx b/packages/block-text/src/index.spec.tsx
index 48d5e1a..bd26bd6 100644
--- a/packages/block-text/src/index.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/block-text/src/index.spec.tsx
@@ -8,4 +8,29 @@ describe('block-text', () => {
   it('renders with default values', () => {
     expect(render(<Text />).asFragment()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('renders with safe markdown', () => {
+    expect(
+      render(
+        <Text
+          props={{
+            text: `## This is <span>markdown</span>`,
+            markdown: true,
+          }}
+        />
+      ).asFragment()
+    ).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders without markdown', () => {
+    expect(
+      render(
+        <Text
+          props={{
+            text: `## This is not <span>markdown</span>`,
+          }}
+        />
+      ).asFragment()
+    ).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/block-text/src/index.tsx b/packages/block-text/src/index.tsx
index 576afc5..0cdee67 100644
--- a/packages/block-text/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/block-text/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import Markdown from 'markdown-parser-react';
 import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export const TextPropsSchema = z.object({
     .nullable(),
   props: z
     .object({
+      markdown: z.boolean().optional().nullable(),
       text: z.string().optional().nullable(),
     })
     .optional()
@@ -98,5 +100,12 @@ export function Text({ style, props }: TextProps) {
   };
 
   const text = props?.text ?? TextPropsDefaults.text;
+  if (props?.markdown) {
+    return (
+      <div style={wStyle}>
+        <Markdown content={text} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
   return <div style={wStyle}>{text}</div>;
 }