diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index df4f7f9..11cc775 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{- $image := .Page.Resources.GetMatch (printf "%s" (.Destination | safeURL)) -}}
 {{- $Permalink := .Destination | relURL | safeURL -}}
 {{- $alt := .PlainText | safeHTML -}}
-{{- $title := .Title | safeHTML -}}
+{{- $title := .Title | markdownify | safeHTML -}}
 {{- $Width := 0 -}}
 {{- $Height := 0 -}}
 {{- $Srcset := "" -}}
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 	{{ end }}
 >
 {{- if $title }}
-<figcaption>{{ .Title }}</figcaption>
+<figcaption>{{ .Title | markdownify }}</figcaption>
 {{- end }}