diff --git a/apps/client/src/entities/fnote.ts b/apps/client/src/entities/fnote.ts
index a30a83975a..6f72e68def 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/entities/fnote.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/entities/fnote.ts
@@ -1069,6 +1069,10 @@ export default class FNote {
         return this.mime === "text/x-sqlite;schema=trilium";
     }
 
+    isMarkdown() {
+        return this.type === "code" && (this.mime === "text/x-markdown" || this.mime === "text/x-gfm");
+    }
+
     isTriliumScript() {
         return this.mime.startsWith("application/javascript");
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/NoteDetail.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/NoteDetail.tsx
index e734bbf9c7..826cffa0e9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/NoteDetail.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/NoteDetail.tsx
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ export async function getExtendedWidgetType(note: FNote | null | undefined, note
         resultingType = "readOnlyCode";
     } else if (type === "text") {
         resultingType = "editableText";
+    } else if (note.isMarkdown()) {
+        resultingType = "markdown";
     } else if (type === "code") {
         resultingType = "editableCode";
     } else if (type === "launcher") {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_types.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_types.tsx
index f2f17dd590..67ec56a618 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_types.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_types.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { TypeWidgetProps } from "./type_widgets/type_widget";
  * A `NoteType` altered by the note detail widget, taking into consideration whether the note is editable or not and adding special note types such as an empty one,
  * for protected session or attachment information.
  */
-export type ExtendedNoteType = Exclude<NoteType, "launcher" | "text" | "code" | "llmChat"> | "empty" | "readOnlyCode" | "readOnlyText" | "readOnlyOCRText" | "editableText" | "editableCode" | "attachmentDetail" | "attachmentList" |  "protectedSession" | "sqlConsole" | "llmChat";
+export type ExtendedNoteType = Exclude<NoteType, "launcher" | "text" | "code" | "llmChat"> | "empty" | "readOnlyCode" | "readOnlyText" | "readOnlyOCRText" | "editableText" | "editableCode" | "attachmentDetail" | "attachmentList" |  "protectedSession" | "sqlConsole" | "markdown" | "llmChat";
 
 export type TypeWidget = ((props: TypeWidgetProps) => VNode | JSX.Element | undefined);
 type NoteTypeView = () => (Promise<{ default: TypeWidget } | TypeWidget> | TypeWidget);
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ export const TYPE_MAPPINGS: Record<ExtendedNoteType, NoteTypeMapping> = {
         className: "sql-console-widget-container",
         isFullHeight: true
     },
+    markdown: {
+        view: () => import("./type_widgets/code/Markdown"),
+        className: "note-detail-markdown",
+        printable: true,
+        isFullHeight: true
+    },
     spreadsheet: {
         view: () => import("./type_widgets/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet"),
         className: "note-detail-spreadsheet",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/code/Markdown.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/code/Markdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f7cf0df5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/code/Markdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import SplitEditor from "../helpers/SplitEditor";
+import { TypeWidgetProps } from "../type_widget";
+
+export default function Markdown(props: TypeWidgetProps) {
+    return (
+        <SplitEditor
+            noteType="code"
+            {...props}
+            previewContent={<div>Hello World</div>}
+        />
+    );
+}