diff --git a/src/chatbar/ChatBar.qml b/src/chatbar/ChatBar.qml
index 280d8a626..aabad5ba4 100644
--- a/src/chatbar/ChatBar.qml
+++ b/src/chatbar/ChatBar.qml
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ QQC2.Control {
                     placeholderText: root.currentRoom.usesEncryption ? i18nc("@placeholder", "Send an encrypted message…") : root.currentRoom.mainCache.attachmentPath.length > 0 ? i18nc("@placeholder", "Set an attachment caption…") : i18nc("@placeholder", "Send a message…")
                     verticalAlignment: TextEdit.AlignVCenter
                     wrapMode: TextEdit.Wrap
-                    textFormat: TextEdit.MarkdownText
+                    // This has to stay PlainText or else formatting starts breaking in strange ways
+                    textFormat: TextEdit.PlainText
 
                     Accessible.description: placeholderText
 
diff --git a/src/libneochat/chatdocumenthandler.cpp b/src/libneochat/chatdocumenthandler.cpp
index 43d4684a7..c0095614f 100644
--- a/src/libneochat/chatdocumenthandler.cpp
+++ b/src/libneochat/chatdocumenthandler.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ QString ChatDocumentHandler::getText() const
         qCWarning(ChatDocumentHandling) << "getText called with no QQuickTextDocument available.";
         return {};
     }
-    return document()->toRawText();
+    return document()->toPlainText();
 }
 
 void ChatDocumentHandler::pushMention(const Mention mention) const