diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9da1be264..be431304d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "markdown-to-txt": "^2.0.1",
         "medium-zoom": "^1.1.0",
         "opencollective-postinstall": "^2.0.2",
         "prismjs": "^1.29.0",
@@ -10792,6 +10793,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-FT1yDzDYEoYWhnSGnpE/4Kj1fLZkDFyqRb7fNt6FdYOSxlUWAtp42Eh6Wb0rGIv/m9Bgo7x4GhQbm5Ys4SG5ow==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/lodash.escape": {
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.escape/-/lodash.escape-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nXEOnb/jK9g0DYMr1/Xvq6l5xMD7GDG55+GSYIYmS0G4tBk/hURD4JR9WCavs04t33WmJx9kCyp9vJ+mr4BOUw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/lodash.isfinite": {
       "version": "3.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isfinite/-/lodash.isfinite-3.3.2.tgz",
@@ -10816,6 +10822,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/lodash.unescape": {
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.unescape/-/lodash.unescape-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DhhGRshNS1aX6s5YdBE3njCCouPgnG29ebyHvImlZzXZf2SHgt+J08DHgytTPnpywNbO1Y8mNUFyQuIDBq2JZg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/lodash.uniq": {
       "version": "4.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.uniq/-/lodash.uniq-4.5.0.tgz",
@@ -11029,6 +11040,27 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/markdown-to-txt": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-to-txt/-/markdown-to-txt-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Hsj7KTN8k1gutlLum3vosHwVZGnv8/cbYKWVkUyo/D1rzOYddbDesILebRfOsaVfjIBJank/AVOySBlHAYqfZw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "lodash.escape": "^4.0.1",
+        "lodash.unescape": "^4.0.1",
+        "marked": "^4.0.14"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/markdown-to-txt/node_modules/marked": {
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PRsaiG84bK+AMvxziE/lCFss8juXjNaWzVbN5tXAm4XjeaS9NAHhop+PjQxz2A9h8Q4M/xGmzP8vqNwy6JeK0A==",
+      "bin": {
+        "marked": "bin/marked.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/marked": {
       "version": "12.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-12.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91b865f23..b38c441ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "*.js": "eslint --fix"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "markdown-to-txt": "^2.0.1",
     "medium-zoom": "^1.1.0",
     "opencollective-postinstall": "^2.0.2",
     "prismjs": "^1.29.0",
diff --git a/src/plugins/search/search.js b/src/plugins/search/search.js
index 0428f69af..659440161 100644
--- a/src/plugins/search/search.js
+++ b/src/plugins/search/search.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import markdownToTxt from 'markdown-to-txt';
 import {
   getAndRemoveConfig,
   getAndRemoveDocsifyIgnoreConfig,
@@ -34,6 +35,17 @@ function escapeHtml(string) {
   return String(string).replace(/[&<>"']/g, s => entityMap[s]);
 }
 
+function formatContent(text) {
+  return escapeHtml(cleanMarkdown(ignoreDiacriticalMarks(text)));
+}
+
+function cleanMarkdown(text) {
+  if (text) {
+    text = markdownToTxt(text);
+  }
+  return text;
+}
+
 function getAllPaths(router) {
   const paths = [];
 
@@ -175,19 +187,14 @@ export function search(query) {
       keywords.forEach(keyword => {
         // From https://github.com/sindresorhus/escape-string-regexp
         const regEx = new RegExp(
-          escapeHtml(ignoreDiacriticalMarks(keyword)).replace(
-            /[|\\{}()[\]^$+*?.]/g,
-            '\\$&',
-          ),
+          formatContent(keyword).replace(/[|\\{}()[\]^$+*?.]/g, '\\$&'),
           'gi',
         );
         let indexTitle = -1;
         let indexContent = -1;
-        handlePostTitle = postTitle
-          ? escapeHtml(ignoreDiacriticalMarks(postTitle))
-          : postTitle;
+        handlePostTitle = postTitle ? formatContent(postTitle) : postTitle;
         handlePostContent = postContent
-          ? escapeHtml(ignoreDiacriticalMarks(postContent))
+          ? formatContent(postContent)
           : postContent;
 
         indexTitle = postTitle ? handlePostTitle.search(regEx) : -1;
@@ -221,8 +228,8 @@ export function search(query) {
 
       if (matchesScore > 0) {
         const matchingPost = {
-          title: handlePostTitle,
-          content: postContent ? resultStr : '',
+          title: formatContent(handlePostTitle),
+          content: formatContent(postContent ? resultStr : ''),
           url: postUrl,
           score: matchesScore,
         };
diff --git a/test/e2e/search.test.js b/test/e2e/search.test.js
index 6d0d2c1cf..ed73e6c2a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/search.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/search.test.js
@@ -232,4 +232,23 @@ test.describe('Search Plugin Tests', () => {
     await page.keyboard.press('z');
     await expect(searchFieldElm).toBeFocused();
   });
+  test('search result should remove markdown', async ({ page }) => {
+    const docsifyInitConfig = {
+      markdown: {
+        homepage: `
+          # The [mock](example.com) link
+          There is lots of words.
+        `,
+      },
+      scriptURLs: ['/dist/plugins/search.js'],
+    };
+
+    const searchFieldElm = page.locator('input[type=search]');
+    const resultsHeadingElm = page.locator('.results-panel h2');
+
+    await docsifyInit(docsifyInitConfig);
+
+    await searchFieldElm.fill('There');
+    await expect(resultsHeadingElm).toHaveText('The mock link');
+  });
 });