diff --git a/src/daemon/trayicon.cpp b/src/daemon/trayicon.cpp
index 58b48cb..f102347 100644
--- a/src/daemon/trayicon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/trayicon.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using namespace Snore;
 TrayIcon::TrayIcon():
     m_trayIcon(new QSystemTrayIcon(QIcon(":/root/snore.png")))
 {
+    SnoreCorePrivate::instance()->defaultApplication().hints().setValue("use-markup", QVariant::fromValue(true));
     SnoreCorePrivate::instance()->defaultApplication().hints().setValue("tray-icon", m_trayIcon);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/settings/main.cpp b/src/settings/main.cpp
index e471de3..b5471d9 100644
--- a/src/settings/main.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/main.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     app.setApplicationVersion(Snore::Version::version());
 
     Snore::SnoreCore::instance().loadPlugins(Snore::SnorePlugin::ALL);
+    Snore::SnoreCorePrivate::instance()->defaultApplication().hints().setValue("use-markup", QVariant::fromValue(true));
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription("A settings interface for Snorenotify.");