diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 157637dc8cfaa604e8c068eb12c2430f14d447e4..124904fec059005a961fe962ab81cf01f8e4d482 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ use language::Capability;
 use language_onboarding::BasedPyrightBanner;
 use language_tools::lsp_button::{self, LspButton};
 use language_tools::lsp_log_view::LspLogToolbarItemView;
+use markdown::{Markdown, MarkdownElement, MarkdownFont, MarkdownStyle};
 use migrate::{MigrationBanner, MigrationEvent, MigrationNotification, MigrationType};
 use migrator::migrate_keymap;
 use onboarding::DOCS_URL;
@@ -1759,48 +1760,28 @@ fn show_markdown_app_notification<F>(
 ) where
     F: 'static + Send + Sync + Fn(&mut Window, &mut Context<MessageNotification>),
 {
-    let parsed_markdown = cx.background_spawn(async move {
-        let file_location_directory = None;
-        let language_registry = None;
-        markdown_preview::markdown_parser::parse_markdown(
-            &message.0,
-            file_location_directory,
-            language_registry,
-        )
-        .await
-    });
+    let markdown = cx.new(|cx| Markdown::new(message.0.into(), None, None, cx));
+    let primary_button_on_click = Arc::new(primary_button_on_click);
 
-    cx.spawn(async move |cx| {
-        let parsed_markdown = Arc::new(parsed_markdown.await);
+    show_app_notification(notification_id, cx, move |cx| {
+        let markdown = markdown.clone();
         let primary_button_message = primary_button_message.clone();
-        let primary_button_on_click = Arc::new(primary_button_on_click);
-        cx.update(|cx| {
-            show_app_notification(notification_id, cx, move |cx| {
-                let workspace_handle = cx.entity().downgrade();
-                let parsed_markdown = parsed_markdown.clone();
-                let primary_button_message = primary_button_message.clone();
-                let primary_button_on_click = primary_button_on_click.clone();
-                cx.new(move |cx| {
-                    MessageNotification::new_from_builder(cx, move |window, cx| {
-                        image_cache(retain_all("notification-cache"))
-                            .child(div().text_ui(cx).child(
-                                markdown_preview::markdown_renderer::render_parsed_markdown(
-                                    &parsed_markdown.clone(),
-                                    Some(workspace_handle.clone()),
-                                    window,
-                                    cx,
-                                ),
-                            ))
-                            .into_any()
-                    })
-                    .primary_message(primary_button_message)
-                    .primary_icon(IconName::Settings)
-                    .primary_on_click_arc(primary_button_on_click)
-                })
+        let primary_button_on_click = primary_button_on_click.clone();
+
+        cx.new(move |cx| {
+            MessageNotification::new_from_builder(cx, move |window, cx| {
+                image_cache(retain_all("notification-cache"))
+                    .child(div().text_ui(cx).child(MarkdownElement::new(
+                        markdown.clone(),
+                        MarkdownStyle::themed(MarkdownFont::Editor, window, cx),
+                    )))
+                    .into_any()
             })
-        });
+            .primary_message(primary_button_message)
+            .primary_icon(IconName::Settings)
+            .primary_on_click_arc(primary_button_on_click)
+        })
     })
-    .detach();
 }
 
 fn reload_keymaps(cx: &mut App, mut user_key_bindings: Vec<KeyBinding>) {