diff --git a/samples/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample.csproj b/samples/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample.csproj
index 0038a21..6efb5f7 100644
--- a/samples/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample.csproj
+++ b/samples/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.Sample.csproj
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.2.2" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="8.0.40" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility" Version="8.0.40" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="8.0.80" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility" Version="8.0.80" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.csproj b/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.csproj
index 2ea86ce..63dae92 100644
--- a/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.csproj
+++ b/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown.csproj
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 	<ItemGroup>
 	  <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Controls" Version="2.88.8" />
 	  <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp.Views.Maui.Core" Version="2.88.8" />
-	  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="8.0.40" />
-	  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility" Version="8.0.40" />
+	  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="8.0.80" />
+	  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility" Version="8.0.80" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/MarkdownView.cs b/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/MarkdownView.cs
index 8850cf8..2a3b5f9 100644
--- a/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/MarkdownView.cs
+++ b/src/Indiko.Maui.Controls.Markdown/MarkdownView.cs
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ private FormattedString CreateFormattedString(string line, Color textColor)
     {
         var formattedString = new FormattedString();
 
-        var parts = Regex.Split(line, @"(\*\*.*?\*\*|__.*?__|_.*?_|`.*?`|\[.*?\]\(.*?\))");
+        var parts = Regex.Split(line, @"(\*\*.*?\*\*|__.*?__|_.*?_|`.*?`|\[.*?\]\(.*?\)|\*.*?\*)");
 
         foreach (var part in parts)
         {
@@ -726,6 +726,13 @@ private FormattedString CreateFormattedString(string line, Color textColor)
                 span.TextColor = textColor;
                 span.FontFamily = TextFontFace;
             }
+            else if (part.StartsWith('*') && part.EndsWith('*'))
+            {
+                span.Text = part.Trim('*', ' ');
+                span.FontAttributes = FontAttributes.Italic;
+                span.TextColor = textColor;
+                span.FontFamily = TextFontFace;
+            }
             else if (part.StartsWith('[') && part.Contains("](")) // Link detection
             {
                 var linkText = part[1..part.IndexOf(']')];
@@ -755,6 +762,7 @@ private FormattedString CreateFormattedString(string line, Color textColor)
         return formattedString;
     }
 
+
     private void AddBulletPointToGrid(Grid grid, int gridRow)
     {
         string bulletPointSign = "-";