diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content.ex
index 715771d9d..255910b2f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content.ex
@@ -103,10 +103,23 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ForceMentionsInContent do
         end
       end)
 
-    content =
+    recipients_inline =
       if added_mentions != "",
-        do: "<span class=\"recipients-inline\">#{added_mentions}</span>" <> content,
-        else: content
+        do: "<span class=\"recipients-inline\">#{added_mentions}</span>",
+        else: ""
+
+    content =
+      cond do
+        # For Markdown posts, insert the mentions inside the first <p> tag
+        recipients_inline != "" && String.starts_with?(content, "<p>") ->
+          "<p>" <> recipients_inline <> String.trim_leading(content, "<p>")
+
+        recipients_inline != "" ->
+          recipients_inline <> content
+
+        true ->
+          content
+      end
 
     {:ok, put_in(object["object"]["content"], content)}
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content_test.exs
index 6bcf75a92..669ec5251 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/force_mentions_in_content_test.exs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ForceMentionsInContentTest do
     {:ok, %{"object" => %{"content" => filtered}}} = ForceMentionsInContent.filter(activity)
 
     assert filtered ==
-             "<span class=\"recipients-inline\"><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{dielan.id}\" href=\"https://shitposter.club/users/dielan\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>dielan</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{coolboymew.id}\" href=\"https://shitposter.club/users/coolboymew\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>coolboymew</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{fence.id}\" href=\"https://xyzzy.link/users/fence\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>fence</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{hakui.id}\" href=\"https://tuusin.misono-ya.info/users/hakui\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>hakui</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{lain.id}\" href=\"https://lain.com/users/lain\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>lain</span></a></span> </span><p>Haha yeah, you can control who you reply to.</p>"
+             "<p><span class=\"recipients-inline\"><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{dielan.id}\" href=\"https://shitposter.club/users/dielan\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>dielan</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{coolboymew.id}\" href=\"https://shitposter.club/users/coolboymew\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>coolboymew</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{fence.id}\" href=\"https://xyzzy.link/users/fence\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>fence</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{hakui.id}\" href=\"https://tuusin.misono-ya.info/users/hakui\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>hakui</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{lain.id}\" href=\"https://lain.com/users/lain\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>lain</span></a></span> </span>Haha yeah, you can control who you reply to.</p>"
   end
 
   test "the replied-to user is sorted to the left" do
@@ -134,4 +134,31 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ForceMentionsInContentTest do
     {:ok, %{"object" => %{"content" => filtered}}} = ForceMentionsInContent.filter(activity)
     assert filtered == "Mama mia!"
   end
+
+  test "with markdown formatting" do
+    mario = insert(:user, nickname: "mario")
+    luigi = insert(:user, nickname: "luigi")
+
+    {:ok, post} = CommonAPI.post(luigi, %{status: "Mama mia"})
+
+    activity = %{
+      "type" => "Create",
+      "actor" => mario.ap_id,
+      "object" => %{
+        "type" => "Note",
+        "actor" => mario.ap_id,
+        "content" => "<p>I'ma tired...</p>",
+        "to" => [
+          luigi.ap_id,
+          Constants.as_public()
+        ],
+        "inReplyTo" => Object.normalize(post).data["id"]
+      }
+    }
+
+    {:ok, %{"object" => %{"content" => filtered}}} = ForceMentionsInContent.filter(activity)
+
+    assert filtered ==
+             "<p><span class=\"recipients-inline\"><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url mention\" data-user=\"#{luigi.id}\" href=\"#{luigi.ap_id}\" rel=\"ugc\">@<span>luigi</span></a></span> </span>I'ma tired...</p>"
+  end
 end