diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ContentPage.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ContentPage.xaml
index 5c128192d8..896efcc8b7 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ContentPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ContentPage.xaml
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
                     <labToolkit:MarkdownTextBlock
                         Background="Transparent"
                         Config="{StaticResource DefaultMarkdownConfig}"
-                        Text="{x:Bind Body, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                        Text="{x:Bind Body, Mode=OneWay}"
+                        UseEmphasisExtras="True"
+                        UsePipeTables="True" />
                 </Grid>
             </DataTemplate>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml
index d00d5320e0..a610e24726 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@
                             Margin="0,4,0,24"
                             Background="Transparent"
                             Config="{StaticResource DefaultMarkdownConfig}"
-                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Details.Body, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Details.Body, Mode=OneWay}"
+                            UseEmphasisExtras="True"
+                            UsePipeTables="True" />
 
                         <ItemsRepeater
                             Grid.Row="3"
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownPage.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownPage.cs
index 4f73eab95e..0fc07d71b9 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownPage.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownPage.cs
@@ -147,8 +147,47 @@ Result:
 
 \*literally\*
 
+## Tables
+
+### Pipe table
+
+[Markdig - Pipe Table specs](https://github.com/xoofx/markdig/blob/master/src/Markdig.Tests/Specs/PipeTableSpecs.md)
+
+| Right | Left | Default | Center |
+|------:|:-----|---------|:------:|
+|   12  |  12  |    12   |    12  |
+|  123  |  123 |   123   |   123  |
+|    1  |    1 |     1   |     1  |
+
+### HTML table
+
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th style=""text-align: left;"">a</th>
+<th style=""text-align: center;"">b</th>
+<th style=""text-align: right;"">c</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td style=""text-align: left;"">0</td>
+<td style=""text-align: center;"">1</td>
+<td style=""text-align: right;"">2</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td style=""text-align: left;"">3</td>
+<td style=""text-align: center;"">4</td>
+<td style=""text-align: right;"">5</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+
 ## Advanced Markdown
 
+[Markdig - emphasis extensions](https://github.com/xoofx/markdig/blob/master/src/Markdig.Tests/Specs/EmphasisExtraSpecs.md)
+
 Note: Some syntax which is not standard to native Markdown. They're extensions of the language.
 
 ### Strike-throughs