diff --git a/imports/NeoChat/Page/RoomListPage.qml b/imports/NeoChat/Page/RoomListPage.qml
index fd896e7a5..4e7d513f2 100644
--- a/imports/NeoChat/Page/RoomListPage.qml
+++ b/imports/NeoChat/Page/RoomListPage.qml
@@ -237,13 +237,8 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage {
                 bold: unreadCount > 0
                 label: name ?? ""
                 labelItem.textFormat: Text.PlainText
-                subtitle: {
-                    const txt = (lastEvent.length === 0 ? topic : lastEvent).replace(/(\r\n\t|\n|\r\t)/gm, " ")
-                    if (txt.length) {
-                        return txt
-                    }
-                    return " "
-                }
+                subtitle: subtitleText
+                subtitleItem.textFormat: Text.PlainText
                 onPressAndHold: {
                     const menu = roomListContextMenu.createObject(page, {"room": currentRoom})
                     configButton.visible = true
diff --git a/src/neochatroom.cpp b/src/neochatroom.cpp
index 5711a5e42..b8dc184e4 100644
--- a/src/neochatroom.cpp
+++ b/src/neochatroom.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,35 @@ QDateTime NeoChatRoom::lastActiveTime()
     return messageEvents().rbegin()->get()->originTimestamp();
 }
 
+QString NeoChatRoom::subtitleText()
+{
+    QString subtitle = this->lastEventToString().size() == 0 ? this->topic() : this->lastEventToString();
+
+    subtitle
+        // replace blockquote, i.e. '> text'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("(\r\n\t|\n|\r\t|)> "), " ")
+        // replace headings, i.e. "# text"
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("(\r\n\t|\n|\r\t|)\\#{1,6} "), " ")
+        // replace newlines
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("(\r\n\t|\n|\r\t)"), " ")
+        // replace '**text**' and '__text__'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("(\\*\\*|__)(?=\\S)([^\\r]*\\S)\\1"), "\\2")
+        // replace '*text*' and '_text_'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("(\\*|_)(?=\\S)([^\\r]*\\S)\\1"), "\\2")
+        // replace '~~text~~'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("~~(.*)~~"), "\\1")
+        // replace '~text~'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("~(.*)~"), "\\1")
+        // replace '<del>text</del>'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("<del>(.*)</del>"), "\\1")
+        // replace '```code```'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("```([^```]+)```"), "\\1")
+        // replace '`code`'
+        .replace(QRegularExpression("`([^`]+)`"), "\\1");
+
+    return subtitle.size() > 0 ? subtitle : QStringLiteral(" ");
+}
+
 int NeoChatRoom::savedTopVisibleIndex() const
 {
     return firstDisplayedMarker() == historyEdge() ? 0 : int(firstDisplayedMarker() - messageEvents().rbegin());
diff --git a/src/neochatroom.h b/src/neochatroom.h
index 1cd052615..d5bbe357e 100644
--- a/src/neochatroom.h
+++ b/src/neochatroom.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public:
     /// \see lastEvent
     [[nodiscard]] QDateTime lastActiveTime();
 
+    /// Get subtitle text for room
+    ///
+    /// Fetches last event and removes markdown formatting
+    /// \see lastEventToString
+    [[nodiscard]] QString subtitleText();
+
     bool isEventHighlighted(const Quotient::RoomEvent *e) const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] QString joinRule() const;
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
index 8089bdd26..760925ee4 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void RoomListModel::connectRoomSignals(NeoChatRoom *room)
         refresh(room);
     });
     connect(room, &Room::addedMessages, this, [this, room] {
-        refresh(room, {LastEventRole});
+        refresh(room, {LastEventRole, SubtitleTextRole});
     });
     connect(room, &Room::notificationCountChanged, this, &RoomListModel::handleNotifications);
     connect(room, &Room::highlightCountChanged, this, [this, room] {
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ QVariant RoomListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     if (role == CategoryVisibleRole) {
         return m_categoryVisibility.value(data(index, CategoryRole).toInt(), true);
     }
+    if (role == SubtitleTextRole) {
+        return room->subtitleText();
+    }
     return QVariant();
 }
 
@@ -426,6 +429,7 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> RoomListModel::roleNames() const
     roles[JoinStateRole] = "joinState";
     roles[CurrentRoomRole] = "currentRoom";
     roles[CategoryVisibleRole] = "categoryVisible";
+    roles[SubtitleTextRole] = "subtitleText";
     return roles;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.h b/src/roomlistmodel.h
index 65d931cb0..7890ebc8f 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.h
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
         JoinStateRole,
         CurrentRoomRole,
         CategoryVisibleRole,
+        SubtitleTextRole,
     };
     Q_ENUM(EventRoles)