diff --git a/webpage/channel.ts b/webpage/channel.ts
index fa8b751..c8c7958 100644
--- a/webpage/channel.ts
+++ b/webpage/channel.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Role } from "./role.js";
 import {InfiniteScroller} from "./infiniteScroller.js";
 import { SnowFlake } from "./snowflake.js";
 import { channeljson, messagejson, readyjson } from "./jsontypes.js";
+import { MarkDown } from "./markdown.js";
 
 declare global {
     interface NotificationOptions {
@@ -631,7 +632,7 @@ class Channel{
 
         document.getElementById("channelname").textContent="#"+this.name;
         if (this.topic) {
-            document.getElementById("channelTopic").textContent=this.topic;
+            document.getElementById("channelTopic").innerHTML=new MarkDown(this.topic, this).makeHTML().innerHTML;
             document.getElementById("channelTopic").removeAttribute("hidden");
         } else document.getElementById("channelTopic").setAttribute("hidden","");