diff --git a/ios/RCTBaseTextInputView+Markdown.m b/ios/RCTBaseTextInputView+Markdown.m
index 53521cf3..ad254869 100644
--- a/ios/RCTBaseTextInputView+Markdown.m
+++ b/ios/RCTBaseTextInputView+Markdown.m
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ - (void)markdown_updateLocalData
   if (markdownUtils != nil) {
     UITextRange *range = self.backedTextInputView.selectedTextRange;
     NSAttributedString *attributedText = [markdownUtils parseMarkdown:self.backedTextInputView.attributedText];
-    // [self.backedTextInputView setAttributedText:attributedText];
+    [self.backedTextInputView setAttributedText:attributedText];
     [self.backedTextInputView setSelectedTextRange:range notifyDelegate:YES];
   }
 
diff --git a/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.mm b/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.mm
index 06600099..982b9a78 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.mm
+++ b/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.mm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #import "react_native_assert.h"
 #import <React/RCTAssert.h>
 #import <React/RCTFont.h>
+#import <React/RCTTextAttributes.h>
 #import <JavaScriptCore/JavaScriptCore.h>
 
 @implementation RCTMarkdownUtils {
@@ -47,13 +48,17 @@ - (NSAttributedString *)parseMarkdown:(nullable NSAttributedString *)input
   JSValue *result = [function callWithArguments:@[inputString]];
   NSArray *ranges = [result toArray];
 
-  NSMutableAttributedString *attributedString = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:inputString attributes:_backedTextInputView.defaultTextAttributes];
+  NSMutableAttributedString *attributedString = [input mutableCopy];
   [attributedString beginEditing];
 
+  NSMutableDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id> *attributes = [_backedTextInputView.defaultTextAttributes mutableCopy];
+  [attributes removeObjectForKey:RCTTextAttributesTagAttributeName];
+  [attributedString addAttributes:attributes range:NSMakeRange(0, attributedString.length)];
+
   // If the attributed string ends with underlined text, blurring the single-line input imprints the underline style across the whole string.
   // It looks like a bug in iOS, as there is no underline style to be found in the attributed string, especially after formatting.
   // This is a workaround that applies the NSUnderlineStyleNone to the string before iterating over ranges which resolves this problem.
-  [attributedString addAttribute:NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName value:[NSNumber numberWithInteger:NSUnderlineStyleNone] range:NSMakeRange(0, attributedString.length)];
+  [attributedString removeAttribute:NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName range:NSMakeRange(0, attributedString.length)];
 
   _blockquoteRanges = [NSMutableArray new];
 
diff --git a/ios/RCTUITextView+Markdown.mm b/ios/RCTUITextView+Markdown.mm
index 7ff8057a..7c8bbb74 100644
--- a/ios/RCTUITextView+Markdown.mm
+++ b/ios/RCTUITextView+Markdown.mm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ - (void)markdown_textDidChange
   RCTMarkdownUtils *markdownUtils = [self getMarkdownUtils];
   if (markdownUtils != nil) {
     UITextRange *range = self.selectedTextRange;
-    // super.attributedText = [markdownUtils parseMarkdown:self.attributedText];
+    super.attributedText = [markdownUtils parseMarkdown:self.attributedText];
     [super setSelectedTextRange:range]; // prevents cursor from jumping at the end when typing in the middle of the text
     // self.typingAttributes = self.defaultTextAttributes; // removes indent in new line when typing after blockquote
     // NOTE: setting self.typingAttributes removes underline