diff -r 179bda934121 -r 109850e92e95 src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/issue-view.jsp
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/issue-view.jsp	Tue Jan 06 19:14:24 2026 +0100
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/issue-view.jsp	Tue Jan 06 20:08:54 2026 +0100
@@ -334,7 +334,12 @@
     <table class="formtable fullwidth">
         <tbody>
             <tr>
-                <td><textarea rows="3" name="comment" required></textarea></td>
+                <td>
+                    <c:set var="mde_id" value="new-comment" />
+                    <c:set var="mde_name" value="comment" />
+                    <c:set var="mde_rows" value="3"/>
+                    <%@include file="../jspf/markdown-editor.jspf" %>
+                </td>
             </tr>
         </tbody>
         <tfoot>
@@ -383,7 +388,11 @@
                     <tbody>
                     <tr>
                         <td>
-                            <textarea rows="5" name="comment" required><c:out value="${comment.comment}"/></textarea>
+                            <c:set var="mde_id" value="edit-comment-${comment.id}" />
+                            <c:set var="mde_name" value="comment" />
+                            <c:set var="mde_rows" value="5"/>
+                            <c:set var="mde_value" value="${comment.comment}" />
+                            <%@include file="../jspf/markdown-editor.jspf" %>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     </tbody>