diff --git a/plugin/markdown/markdown.js b/plugin/markdown/markdown.js
index f4035e2e..031160c2 100755
--- a/plugin/markdown/markdown.js
+++ b/plugin/markdown/markdown.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 		var notesMatch = content.split( new RegExp( options.notesSeparator, 'mgi' ) );
 
 		if( notesMatch.length === 2 ) {
-			content = notesMatch[0] + '<aside class="notes" data-markdown>' + notesMatch[1].trim() + '</aside>';
+			content = notesMatch[0] + '<aside class="notes">' + marked(notesMatch[1].trim()) + '</aside>';
 		}
 
 		// prevent script end tags in the content from interfering