diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 792f52f64e..ce4269d453 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ Where:
 * **[Ayowel](https://github.com/ayowel)**<br>~° Mermaid update
 * **[Matthew White](https://github.com/mehw)**<br>~° Zim-Wiki link/attachment conformance
 * **[Markus Paintner](https://github.com/goli4thus)**<br/>~° Added duplicate lines action
+* **[Sebastian Safari](https://ssebs.com/)**<br/>~° Add text styling to the todo widget when using Markdown
 * **[Janez Pavel Žebovec](https://janezpavelzebovec.net/)**<br/>~° Slovenian translation
 * **[Stephen Karl Larroque](https://github.com/lrq3000/)**<br/>~° Bugfixes
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/widget/MarkdownWidgetUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/widget/MarkdownWidgetUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f6755214c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/widget/MarkdownWidgetUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package net.gsantner.markor.widget;
+
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.text.Html;
+import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
+import android.text.Spanned;
+
+import com.vladsch.flexmark.ext.gfm.tasklist.TaskListExtension;
+import com.vladsch.flexmark.html.HtmlRenderer;
+import com.vladsch.flexmark.parser.Parser;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class for converting Markdown to a {@link android.text.Spannable} for use in Android widgets.
+ * <p>
+ * This class provides methods to render a limited subset of Markdown, making it suitable for display
+ * within {@link android.widget.RemoteViews}.
+ */
+public final class MarkdownWidgetUtils {
+
+    /**
+     * Converts markdown → HTML using flexmark → Spanned → SpannableStringBuilder.
+     * Safe for RemoteViews (bold, italic, lists, headings, etc.).
+     */
+    public static SpannableStringBuilder fromFlexmark(String markdown) {
+        if (markdown == null || markdown.isEmpty()) {
+            return new SpannableStringBuilder("");
+        }
+
+        Parser parser = Parser.builder()
+                .extensions(Collections.singletonList(TaskListExtension.create()))
+                .build();
+        HtmlRenderer renderer = HtmlRenderer.builder()
+                .extensions(Collections.singletonList(TaskListExtension.create()))
+                .build();
+
+        String html = renderer.render(parser.parse(markdown));
+
+        Spanned spanned;
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+            spanned = Html.fromHtml(html, Html.FROM_HTML_MODE_LEGACY);
+        } else {
+            spanned = Html.fromHtml(html);
+        }
+
+        // Flexmark produces <p>…</p> blocks, so Html.fromHtml adds newlines.
+        // Trim trailing newlines to match old behavior.
+        SpannableStringBuilder out = new SpannableStringBuilder(spanned);
+        trimTrailingNewlines(out);
+
+        return out;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Helper to remove excessive newlines from Html.fromHtml output
+     */
+    private static void trimTrailingNewlines(SpannableStringBuilder sb) {
+        while (sb.length() > 0 && sb.charAt(sb.length() - 1) == '\n') {
+            sb.delete(sb.length() - 1, sb.length());
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/widget/TodoWidgetRemoteViewsFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/widget/TodoWidgetRemoteViewsFactory.java
index a7b35da6d1..4d2a20eaad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/widget/TodoWidgetRemoteViewsFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/widget/TodoWidgetRemoteViewsFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package net.gsantner.markor.widget;
 
+import static net.gsantner.markor.format.FormatRegistry.CONVERTER_MARKDOWN;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
@@ -56,7 +58,19 @@ public int getCount() {
     @Override
     public RemoteViews getViewAt(int position) {
         RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(_context.getPackageName(), R.layout.todo_widget_list_item);
-        views.setTextViewText(R.id.todo_widget_item_text, _tasks.get(position).getDescription());
+
+        String itemText = _tasks.get(position).getDescription();
+
+        boolean isMarkdown = CONVERTER_MARKDOWN.isFileOutOfThisFormat(_document.file);
+
+        if (isMarkdown) {
+            CharSequence styled = MarkdownWidgetUtils.fromFlexmark(itemText);
+            views.setTextViewText(R.id.todo_widget_item_text, styled);
+        } else {
+            views.setTextViewText(R.id.todo_widget_item_text, itemText);
+        }
+
+
         views.setInt(R.id.todo_widget_item_text, "setTextColor", _appSettings.getEditorForegroundColor());
 
         final Intent fillInIntent = new Intent()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_layout.xml
index 8b44245d6a..f6ce2641a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_layout.xml
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@+id/todo_widget_container"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:background="@color/background">
+    android:background="@color/background"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:padding="8dp">
 
     <ListView
         android:id="@+id/todo_widget_list_view"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:divider="@color/grey"
-        android:dividerHeight="0.5dp" />
+        android:divider="@color/background"
+        android:dividerHeight="0dp" />
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/todo_widget_empty_view"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:text="Empty"
         android:gravity="center"
+        android:text="Empty"
         android:visibility="gone" />
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_list_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_list_item.xml
index f846da9354..b2327c77c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_list_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/todo_widget_list_item.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     android:id="@+id/todo_widget_item_text"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:padding="3dp"
+    android:padding="2dp"
     android:textSize="15sp"
     android:textColor="@color/primary_text" />