diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ParsedownHtmlTrait.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ParsedownHtmlTrait.php
index 365cf1d66..c6d75bc77 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ParsedownHtmlTrait.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ParsedownHtmlTrait.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace Grav\Common\Page\Medium;
 
 use Grav\Common\Markdown\Parsedown;
+use Grav\Common\Page\Markdown\Excerpts;
 
 trait ParsedownHtmlTrait
 {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ trait ParsedownHtmlTrait
         $element = $this->parsedownElement($title, $alt, $class, $id, $reset);
 
         if (!$this->parsedown) {
-            $this->parsedown = new Parsedown();
+            $this->parsedown = new Parsedown(new Excerpts());
         }
 
         return $this->parsedown->elementToHtml($element);