diff --git a/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp b/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp
index f5f68bf..9a9bdf3 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/notification/notification.cpp
@@ -94,20 +94,12 @@ const Application &Notification::application() const
 
 QString Notification::title(Utils::MARKUP_FLAGS flags) const
 {
-    if(!application().constHints().value("use-markup").toBool()) {
-        return d->m_title.toHtmlEscaped();
-    } else {
-        return Utils::normaliseMarkup(d->m_title, flags);
-    }
+    return d->resolveMarkup(d->m_title, flags);
 }
 
 QString Notification::text(Utils::MARKUP_FLAGS flags) const
 {
-    if(!application().constHints().value("use-markup").toBool()) {
-        return d->m_text.toHtmlEscaped();
-    }else {
-        return Utils::normaliseMarkup(d->m_text, flags);
-    }
+    return d->resolveMarkup(d->m_text, flags);
 }
 
 const Alert &Notification::alert() const
diff --git a/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.cpp b/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.cpp
index d7e9e1d..784ac40 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ void NotificationData::setTimeoutTimer(QTimer *timer)
     m_timeoutTimer.reset(timer);
 }
 
+QString NotificationData::resolveMarkup(const QString &string, Utils::MARKUP_FLAGS flags)
+{
+    if(flags != Utils::NO_MARKUP && !m_application.constHints().value("use-markup").toBool()) {
+        return string.toHtmlEscaped();
+    } else {
+        return Utils::normaliseMarkup(string, flags);
+    }
+}
+
 void NotificationData::initHints()
 {
     m_hints.setValue("silent", SnoreCore::instance().value("Silent", LOCAL_SETTING));
diff --git a/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.h b/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.h
index c70a32b..5efbdb3 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.h
+++ b/src/libsnore/notification/notification_p.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public:
 
     void setTimeoutTimer(QTimer *timer);
 
+    QString resolveMarkup(const QString &string, Utils::MARKUP_FLAGS flags);
+
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(NotificationData)