diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56535501..60d040b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "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 test/xss",
+    "just-test-in-node": "mocha --require test/setup.js --recursive --compilers js:babel-core/register test/core test/components test/bugs test/swagger-ui-dist-package test/xss",
     "just-check-coverage": "nyc npm run just-test-in-node",
     "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",
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "core-js": "^2.5.1",
     "css.escape": "1.5.1",
     "deep-extend": "0.4.1",
+    "dompurify": "^1.0.4",
     "expect": "1.20.2",
     "getbase": "^2.8.2",
     "ieee754": "^1.1.8",
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@
     "redux-logger": "*",
     "remarkable": "^1.7.1",
     "reselect": "2.5.3",
-    "sanitize-html": "^1.14.1",
     "scroll-to-element": "^2.0.0",
     "serialize-error": "2.0.0",
     "shallowequal": "0.2.2",
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     "file-loader": "0.11.2",
     "git-describe": "^4.0.1",
     "imports-loader": "0.7.1",
+    "jsdom": "^11.10.0",
     "json-loader": "0.5.4",
     "json-server": "^0.11.0",
     "karma": "^1.7.0",
diff --git a/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx b/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
index 4952a326..aac227fa 100644
--- a/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react"
 import PropTypes from "prop-types"
 import Remarkable from "remarkable"
-import sanitize from "sanitize-html"
+import DomPurify from "dompurify"
 import cx from "classnames"
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-escape
@@ -40,20 +40,8 @@ Markdown.propTypes = {
 
 export default Markdown
 
-const sanitizeOptions = {
-    allowedTags: sanitize.defaults.allowedTags.concat([ "h1", "h2", "img", "span" ]),
-    allowedAttributes: {
-        ...sanitize.defaults.allowedAttributes,
-        "img": sanitize.defaults.allowedAttributes.img.concat(["title"]),
-        "td": [ "colspan" ],
-        "*": [ "class" ]
-    },
-    allowedSchemesByTag: { img: [ "http", "https", "data" ] },
-    textFilter: function(text) {
-        return text.replace(/"/g, "\"")
-    }
-}
-
 export function sanitizer(str) {
-    return sanitize(str, sanitizeOptions)
+  return DomPurify.sanitize(str, {
+    ADD_ATTR: ["target"]
+  })
 }
diff --git a/test/components/markdown.js b/test/components/markdown.js
index cf208510..ebf765bc 100644
--- a/test/components/markdown.js
+++ b/test/components/markdown.js
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ describe("Markdown component", function() {
         it("allows td elements with colspan attrib", function() {
             const str = `<table><tr><td>ABC</td></tr></table>`
             const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)
-            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><table><tr><td>ABC</td></tr></table></div>`)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><table><tbody><tr><td>ABC</td></tr></tbody></table></div>`)
         })
 
         it("allows image elements", function() {
             const str = `![Image alt text](http://image.source "Image title")`
             const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)
-            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p><img src="http://image.source" title="Image title"></p>\n</div>`)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p><img title="Image title" alt="Image alt text" src="http://image.source"></p>\n</div>`)
         })
-      
+
         it("allows image elements with https scheme", function() {
             const str = `![Image alt text](https://image.source "Image title")`
             const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)
-            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p><img src="https://image.source" title="Image title"></p>\n</div>`)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p><img title="Image title" alt="Image alt text" src="https://image.source"></p>\n</div>`)
         })
 
         it("allows image elements with data scheme", function() {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe("Markdown component", function() {
         it("allows links", function() {
             const str = `[Link](https://example.com/)`
             const el = render(<Markdown source={str} />)
-            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p><a href="https://example.com/" target="_blank">Link</a></p>\n</div>`)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="markdown"><p><a target="_blank" href="https://example.com/">Link</a></p>\n</div>`)
         })
     })
 
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ describe("Markdown component", function() {
         it("allows image elements", function() {
             const str = `![Image alt text](http://image.source "Image title")`
             const el = render(<OAS3Markdown source={str} />)
-            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="renderedMarkdown"><div><p><img src="http://image.source" title="Image title"></p></div></div>`)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="renderedMarkdown"><div><p><img title="Image title" alt="Image alt text" src="http://image.source"></p></div></div>`)
         })
 
         it("allows image elements with https scheme", function() {
             const str = `![Image alt text](https://image.source "Image title")`
             const el = render(<OAS3Markdown source={str} />)
-            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="renderedMarkdown"><div><p><img src="https://image.source" title="Image title"></p></div></div>`)
+            expect(el.html()).toEqual(`<div class="renderedMarkdown"><div><p><img title="Image title" alt="Image alt text" src="https://image.source"></p></div></div>`)
         })
 
         it("allows image elements with data scheme", function() {
diff --git a/test/setup.js b/test/setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49d8d1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const { JSDOM } = require("jsdom")
+const win = require("core/window")
+
+const jsdom = new JSDOM("<!doctype html><html><body></body></html>")
+const { window } = jsdom
+
+function copyProps(src, target) {
+  const props = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(src)
+    .filter(prop => typeof target[prop] === "undefined")
+    .reduce((result, prop) => ({
+      ...result,
+      [prop]: Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(src, prop),
+    }), {})
+  Object.defineProperties(target, props)
+}
+
+global.window = window
+global.document = window.document
+global.navigator = {
+  userAgent: "node.js",
+}
+copyProps(win, window) // use UI's built-in window wrapper
+copyProps(window, global)