diff --git a/src/topics/teaser.js b/src/topics/teaser.js
index 03ea62b5c0..1ee9f0d437 100644
--- a/src/topics/teaser.js
+++ b/src/topics/teaser.js
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		}
 		let uid = options;
 		let { teaserPost } = meta.config;
+		let teaserParseType = 'plaintext';
 		if (typeof options === 'object') {
 			uid = options.uid;
 			teaserPost = options.teaserPost || meta.config.teaserPost;
+			teaserParseType = options.teaserParseType || 'plaintext';
 		}
 
 		const counts = [];
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 			post.timestampISO = utils.toISOString(post.timestamp);
 			tidToPost[post.tid] = post;
 		});
-		await Promise.all(postData.map(p => posts.parsePost(p, 'plaintext')));
+		await Promise.all(postData.map(p => posts.parsePost(p, teaserParseType)));
 
 		const teasers = topics.map((topic, index) => {
 			if (!topic) {