diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ff63422..eeac00a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "test": "npm run lint-errors && npm run just-test-in-node",
     "test-in-node": "npm run lint-errors && npm run just-test-in-node",
     "just-test": "karma start --config karma.conf.js",
-    "just-test-in-node": "mocha --recursive --compilers js:babel-core/register test/core test/components test/bugs test/swagger-ui-dist-package",
+    "just-test-in-node": "mocha --recursive --compilers js:babel-core/register test/core test/components test/bugs test/swagger-ui-dist-package test/xss",
     "test-e2e": "sleep 3 && nightwatch test/e2e/scenarios/ --config test/e2e/nightwatch.json",
     "e2e-initial-render": "nightwatch test/e2e/scenarios/ --config test/e2e/nightwatch.json --group initial-render",
     "mock-api": "json-server --watch test/e2e/db.json --port 3204",
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/oas3/wrap-components/markdown.js b/src/core/plugins/oas3/wrap-components/markdown.js
index 103a2801..2d7f27e7 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/oas3/wrap-components/markdown.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/oas3/wrap-components/markdown.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React from "react"
+import PropTypes from "prop-types"
 import ReactMarkdown from "react-markdown"
 import { Parser, HtmlRenderer } from "commonmark"
 import { OAS3ComponentWrapFactory } from "../helpers"
 import { sanitizer } from "core/components/providers/markdown"
 
-export default OAS3ComponentWrapFactory(({ source }) => { 
+export const Markdown = ({ source }) => { 
   if ( source ) {
     const parser = new Parser()
     const writer = new HtmlRenderer()
@@ -23,4 +24,9 @@ export default OAS3ComponentWrapFactory(({ source }) => {
     )
   }
   return null
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+Markdown.propTypes = {
+  source: PropTypes.string
+}
+
+export default OAS3ComponentWrapFactory(Markdown)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/xss/markdown-script-sanitization.js b/test/xss/markdown-script-sanitization.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a353316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/xss/markdown-script-sanitization.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+import React from "react"
+import expect from "expect"
+import { render } from "enzyme"
+import Markdown from "components/providers/markdown"
+import { Markdown as OAS3Markdown } from "corePlugins/oas3/wrap-components/markdown.js"
+
+describe.only("Markdown Script Sanitization", function() {
+  describe("Swagger 2.0", function() {
+    it("sanitizes <script> elements", function() {
+      const str = `script <script>alert(1)</script>`
+      const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)
+      expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p>script </p>\n</div>`)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("OAS 3", function() {
+    it("sanitizes <script> elements", function() {
+      const str = `script <script>alert(1)</script>`
+      const el = render(<OAS3Markdown source={str} />)
+      expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="renderedMarkdown"><div><p>script </p></div></div>`)
+    })
+  })
+})