diff --git a/lib/ExpensiMark.ts b/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
index 9d0eb89b1..cdb216940 100644
--- a/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
+++ b/lib/ExpensiMark.ts
@@ -547,7 +547,14 @@ export default class ExpensiMark {
             {
                 name: 'bold',
                 regex: /<(b|strong)(?:"[^"]*"|'[^']*'|[^'">])*>([\s\S]*?)<\/\1>(?![^<]*(<\/pre>|<\/code>))/gi,
-                replacement: '*$2*',
+                replacement: (match, tagContent, innerContent) => {
+                    const fontWeightMatch = innerContent.match(/style="(.*?)"/);
+                    const isFontWeightBold = fontWeightMatch
+                        ? fontWeightMatch[1].replaceAll(/\s/g, '').includes('font-weight:bold;') || fontWeightMatch[1].replaceAll(/\s/g, '').includes('font-weight:700;')
+                        : false;
+                    const isBold = fontWeightMatch ? isFontWeightBold : true;
+                    return isBold ? `*${innerContent}*` : innerContent;
+                },
             },
             {
                 name: 'strikethrough',