diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php
index a20f07c0d..062b73755 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ class Package
         $this->blueprints = $this->data->blueprints();
 
         if ($package_type) {
+            $html_description = \Parsedown::instance()->line($this->blueprints->get('description'));
             $this->blueprints->set('package_type', $package_type);
+            $this->blueprints->set('description_html', $html_description);
+            $this->blueprints->set('description_plain', strip_tags($html_description));
         }
     }