diff --git a/pkg/migration/20231022144641.go b/pkg/migration/20231022144641.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c02b728109f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/migration/20231022144641.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public Licensee for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package migration
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	templatehtml "html/template"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
+	"src.techknowlogick.com/xormigrate"
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+func convertMarkdownToHTML(input string) (output string, err error) {
+	md := []byte(templatehtml.HTMLEscapeString(input))
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	err = goldmark.Convert(md, &buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	//#nosec - the html is escaped few lines before
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}
+
+func convertDescription(tx *xorm.Engine, table string, column string) (err error) {
+	items := []map[string]interface{}{}
+	err = tx.Table(table).
+		Select("id, " + column).
+		Find(&items)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, task := range items {
+		if task[column] == "" || strings.HasPrefix(task[column].(string), "<") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		task[column], err = convertMarkdownToHTML(task[column].(string))
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		_, err = tx.Where("id = ?", task["id"]).
+			Table(table).
+			Cols(column).
+			Update(task)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func init() {
+	migrations = append(migrations, &xormigrate.Migration{
+		ID:          "20231022144641",
+		Description: "Convert all descriptions to HTML",
+		Migrate: func(tx *xorm.Engine) (err error) {
+
+			for _, table := range []string{
+				"tasks",
+				"labels",
+				"projects",
+				"saved_filters",
+				"teams",
+			} {
+				err = convertDescription(tx, table, "description")
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			err = convertDescription(tx, "task_comments", "comment")
+			return
+		},
+		Rollback: func(tx *xorm.Engine) error {
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/routes/api/v1/notifications.go b/pkg/routes/api/v1/notifications.go
index 783d50dfcff..55e62cb3ab6 100644
--- a/pkg/routes/api/v1/notifications.go
+++ b/pkg/routes/api/v1/notifications.go
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"net/http"
+
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/modules/auth"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/notifications"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
-	"net/http"
 )
 
 // MarkAllNotificationsAsRead marks all notifications of a user as read