diff --git a/client/app/assets/less/redash/redash-newstyle.less b/client/app/assets/less/redash/redash-newstyle.less
index d5cb7d8c4c..61f935331a 100644
--- a/client/app/assets/less/redash/redash-newstyle.less
+++ b/client/app/assets/less/redash/redash-newstyle.less
@@ -871,4 +871,8 @@ text.slicetext {
 .table-data .label-tag {
   display: inline-block;
   max-width: 135px;
+}
+
+.markdown strong {
+  font-weight: bold;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/app/components/dashboards/TextboxDialog.jsx b/client/app/components/dashboards/TextboxDialog.jsx
index ce1a4f10b1..2d970565d4 100644
--- a/client/app/components/dashboards/TextboxDialog.jsx
+++ b/client/app/components/dashboards/TextboxDialog.jsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class TextboxDialog extends React.Component {
               <strong className="preview-title">Preview:</strong>
               <p
                 dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: this.state.preview }} // eslint-disable-line react/no-danger
-                className="preview"
+                className="preview markdown"
               />
             </React.Fragment>
           )}
diff --git a/client/app/components/dashboards/widget.html b/client/app/components/dashboards/widget.html
index 8314d31343..9e6765174a 100644
--- a/client/app/components/dashboards/widget.html
+++ b/client/app/components/dashboards/widget.html
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ <h1><span class="zmdi zmdi-lock"></span></h1>
         </ul>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="body-row-auto scrollbox tiled t-body p-15" ng-bind-html="$ctrl.widget.text | markdown"></div>
+    <div class="body-row-auto scrollbox tiled t-body p-15 markdown" ng-bind-html="$ctrl.widget.text | markdown"></div>
   </div>
 </div>