diff --git a/src/display_methods.jl b/src/display_methods.jl
index a28becf..76b4162 100644
--- a/src/display_methods.jl
+++ b/src/display_methods.jl
@@ -106,7 +106,16 @@ end
 #Catch "rich_output"
 function Base.display(report::Report, m::MIME"text/markdown", data)
     s = repr(m, data)
-    report.rich_output *= "\n" * s
+    # Convert to "richer" type of possible
+    for m in report.mimetypes
+        if m == "text/html" || m == "text/latex"
+            display(Markdown.parse(s))
+            break
+        elseif m == "text/markdown"
+            report.rich_output *= "\n" * s
+            break
+        end
+    end
 end
 
 function Base.display(report::Report, m::MIME"text/latex", data)
diff --git a/src/formatters.jl b/src/formatters.jl
index 7cef86e..9154ab1 100644
--- a/src/formatters.jl
+++ b/src/formatters.jl
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const github = GithubMarkdown("Github markdown",
                                 :outputend=> "````\n\n",
                                 :fig_ext=> ".png",
                                 :extension=> "md",
+                                :mimetypes => ["image/png", "image/svg+xml", "image/jpg", "text/markdown",  "text/plain"],
                                 :doctype=> "github"
                                                ))
 
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ const md2tex = JMarkdown2tex("Julia markdown to latex", Dict{Symbol,Any}(
         :fig_ext=> ".pdf",
         :extension=> "tex",
         :out_width => "\\linewidth",
-        :mimetypes => ["application/pdf", "image/png", "image/jpg",
-                       "text/latex", "text/plain"],
+        :mimetypes => ["application/pdf", "image/png", "image/jpg", "text/latex",
+                        "text/markdown", "text/plain"],
         :doctype=> "md2tex"))
 
 
diff --git a/templates/skeleton_css.css b/templates/skeleton_css.css
index e23b596..f255919 100644
--- a/templates/skeleton_css.css
+++ b/templates/skeleton_css.css
@@ -500,16 +500,15 @@ pre {
 }
 
 pre.hljl {
+  margin: 0 0 10px;
   display: block;
   background: #f5f5f5;
   border-radius: 4px;
+  padding : 5px;
 }
 
 pre.output {
   background: #ffffff;
-  /* matching hard-coded values in Highlights.jl */
-  margin : 5px;
-  padding : 5px;
 }
 
 pre.julia-error {
diff --git a/test/documents/markdown_output.jmd b/test/documents/markdown_output.jmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68769cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/documents/markdown_output.jmd
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+
+```julia
+display("text/markdown",
+"""
+
+### Small markdown sample
+
+**Hello** from `code` block.
+
+""")
+```
+
+
+```julia
+struct  Dummy
+  s::String
+end
+
+function Base.show(io::IO, m::MIME"text/markdown", d::Dummy)
+    print(io, d.s)
+end
+
+Dummy("""
+
+* one
+* two
+* three
+
+""")
+```
diff --git a/test/documents/multimedia/rich_output.github.ref b/test/documents/multimedia/rich_output.github.ref
index 6ecce14..48237c9 100644
--- a/test/documents/multimedia/rich_output.github.ref
+++ b/test/documents/multimedia/rich_output.github.ref
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ ca
 
 
 
-<table><tr><td>a</td></tr><tr><td>b</td></tr><tr><td>c</td></tr><tr><td>d</td></tr></table>
+-----
+| a | 
+| b | 
+| c | 
+| d | 
+-----
 
 ````julia
 display(ca)
@@ -49,8 +54,17 @@ display(x)
 
 
 
-<table><tr><td>a</td></tr><tr><td>b</td></tr><tr><td>c</td></tr><tr><td>d</td></tr></table>
-<table><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr></table>
+-----
+| a | 
+| b | 
+| c | 
+| d | 
+-----
+-----
+| 1 | 1 | 
+| 2 | 2 | 
+| 3 | 3 | 
+-----
 
 ````julia
 julia> x
@@ -78,5 +92,5 @@ m
 
 
 
-<div class="markdown"><p><strong>Some Markdown</strong></p>
-</div>
+**Some Markdown**
+
diff --git a/test/formatter_test.jl b/test/formatter_test.jl
index 60710f0..5870866 100644
--- a/test/formatter_test.jl
+++ b/test/formatter_test.jl
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ and some text
 """
 @test htext.content[1].content == h_ref
 
-
 # Test wrapping
 
 cows = repeat("🐄", 100)
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ testcows = """
 🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄"""
 
 wcows = Weave.wrapline(cows)
+println(wcows)
 
 @test wcows == testcows
 @test length(split(wcows, "\n")[1]) == 75
@@ -99,3 +99,17 @@ wcows = Weave.wrapline(cows)
 tfied = "\\ensuremath{\\bm{\\mathrm{L}}} \\ensuremath{\\bm{\\mathfrak{F}}} \\ensuremath{\\bm{\\iota}} \\ensuremath{\\mathfrak{A}} \\ensuremath{\\bm{\\varTheta}}"
 
 @test Weave.uc2tex("𝐋 𝕱 𝛊 𝔄 𝚹") == tfied
+
+# Test markdown output from chunks
+parsed = Weave.read_doc("documents/markdown_output.jmd")
+doc = Weave.run(parsed, doctype = "md2html")
+@test doc.chunks[1].rich_output == "\n<div class=\"markdown\"><h3>Small markdown sample</h3>\n<p><strong>Hello</strong> from <code>code</code> block.</p>\n</div>"
+@test doc.chunks[2].rich_output == "\n<div class=\"markdown\"><ul>\n<li><p>one</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>two</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>three</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</div>"
+
+ldoc = Weave.run(parsed, doctype = "md2tex")
+@test ldoc.chunks[1].rich_output == "\n\\subsubsection{Small markdown sample}\n\\textbf{Hello} from \\texttt{code} block.\n\n"
+@test ldoc.chunks[2].rich_output == "\n\\begin{itemize}\n\\item one\n\n\n\\item two\n\n\n\\item three\n\n\\end{itemize}\n"
+
+mdoc = Weave.run(parsed, doctype = "github")
+@test mdoc.chunks[1].rich_output == "\n\n### Small markdown sample\n\n**Hello** from `code` block.\n\n"
+@test mdoc.chunks[2].rich_output == "\n\n* one\n* two\n* three\n\n"