diff --git a/Widgets/NLabel.qml b/Widgets/NLabel.qml
index 4ae24762..9cdc7bb9 100644
--- a/Widgets/NLabel.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NLabel.qml
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
     wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
     visible: description !== ""
     Layout.fillWidth: true
+    // allow HTML like <i>...</i> in labels/descriptions
+    textFormat: Text.StyledText
   }
 }