diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/widgets/HistoryWidget/entry.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/widgets/HistoryWidget/entry.jelly
index 38f944a43836ae0e8709ddb6c42b195aa1da3ef4..c5d99b57787c23b13d925b4c366cce5bf728140b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/widgets/HistoryWidget/entry.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/widgets/HistoryWidget/entry.jelly
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <tr class="${transitive}">
       <td></td>
       <td colspan="2" class="desc">
-        <j:out value="${build.truncatedDescription}"/>
+        <j:out value="${app.markupFormatter.translate(build.truncatedDescription)}"/>
       </td>
     </tr>
   </j:if>