diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaInfoHeader.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaInfoHeader.kt
index 337b7efcf..81ef16575 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaInfoHeader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MangaInfoHeader.kt
@@ -594,6 +594,14 @@ private fun ColumnScope.MangaContentInfo(
 }
 
 private val descriptionAnnotator = markdownAnnotator(
+    annotate = { content, child ->
+        if (child.type in DISALLOWED_MARKDOWN_TYPES) {
+            append(content.substring(child.startOffset, child.endOffset))
+            return@markdownAnnotator true
+        }
+
+        false
+    },
     config = markdownAnnotatorConfig(
         eolAsNewLine = true,
     ),
@@ -631,8 +639,8 @@ private fun MangaSummary(
                     )
                     MarkdownRender(
                         content = description,
-                        annotator = descriptionAnnotator,
                         modifier = Modifier.secondaryItemAlpha(),
+                        annotator = descriptionAnnotator,
                     )
                 }
             },
@@ -646,8 +654,8 @@ private fun MangaSummary(
                     SelectionContainer {
                         MarkdownRender(
                             content = description,
-                            annotator = descriptionAnnotator,
                             modifier = Modifier.secondaryItemAlpha(),
+                            annotator = descriptionAnnotator,
                         )
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt
index 4d4278b81..6b50855d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/manga/components/MarkdownRender.kt
@@ -19,23 +19,42 @@ import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements.MarkdownOrderedList
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements.MarkdownTable
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements.MarkdownTableHeader
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements.MarkdownTableRow
+import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements.MarkdownText
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements.listDepth
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.m3.Markdown
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.m3.markdownTypography
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.model.MarkdownAnnotator
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.model.markdownAnnotator
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.model.markdownPadding
+import org.intellij.markdown.MarkdownTokenTypes.Companion.HTML_TAG
+import org.intellij.markdown.flavours.commonmark.CommonMarkFlavourDescriptor
+import org.intellij.markdown.flavours.commonmark.CommonMarkMarkerProcessor
+import org.intellij.markdown.flavours.gfm.table.GitHubTableMarkerProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.MarkerProcessor
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.MarkerProcessorFactory
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.ProductionHolder
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.constraints.CommonMarkdownConstraints
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.constraints.MarkdownConstraints
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.MarkerBlockProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.AtxHeaderProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.BlockQuoteProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.CodeBlockProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.CodeFenceProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.HorizontalRuleProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.ListMarkerProvider
+import org.intellij.markdown.parser.markerblocks.providers.SetextHeaderProvider
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.material.padding
 
 @Composable
 fun MarkdownRender(
     content: String,
-    annotator: MarkdownAnnotator = markdownAnnotator(),
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    annotator: MarkdownAnnotator = markdownAnnotator(),
 ) {
     Markdown(
         content = content,
         annotator = annotator,
+        flavour = SimpleMarkdownFlavourDescriptor,
         typography = mihonMarkdownTypography(),
         padding = mihonMarkdownPadding(),
         components = mihonMarkdownComponents(),
@@ -127,4 +146,50 @@ private fun mihonMarkdownComponents() = markdownComponents(
             },
         )
     },
+    custom = { type, model ->
+        if (type in DISALLOWED_MARKDOWN_TYPES) {
+            MarkdownText(
+                content = model.content.substring(model.node.startOffset, model.node.endOffset),
+                style = model.typography.text,
+            )
+        }
+    },
+)
+
+private object SimpleMarkdownFlavourDescriptor : CommonMarkFlavourDescriptor() {
+    override val markerProcessorFactory: MarkerProcessorFactory = SimpleMarkdownProcessFactory
+}
+
+private object SimpleMarkdownProcessFactory : MarkerProcessorFactory {
+    override fun createMarkerProcessor(productionHolder: ProductionHolder): MarkerProcessor<*> {
+        return SimpleMarkdownMarkerProcessor(productionHolder, CommonMarkdownConstraints.BASE)
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Like `CommonMarkFlavour`, but with html blocks and reference links removed and
+ * table support added
+ */
+private class SimpleMarkdownMarkerProcessor(
+    productionHolder: ProductionHolder,
+    constraints: MarkdownConstraints,
+) : CommonMarkMarkerProcessor(productionHolder, constraints) {
+    private val markerBlockProviders = listOf(
+        CodeBlockProvider(),
+        HorizontalRuleProvider(),
+        CodeFenceProvider(),
+        SetextHeaderProvider(),
+        BlockQuoteProvider(),
+        ListMarkerProvider(),
+        AtxHeaderProvider(),
+        GitHubTableMarkerProvider(),
+    )
+
+    override fun getMarkerBlockProviders(): List<MarkerBlockProvider<StateInfo>> {
+        return markerBlockProviders
+    }
+}
+
+val DISALLOWED_MARKDOWN_TYPES = arrayOf(
+    HTML_TAG,
 )