diff --git a/server/utils/turndown/index.ts b/server/utils/turndown/index.ts
index 8efc8d9de..4d3596368 100644
--- a/server/utils/turndown/index.ts
+++ b/server/utils/turndown/index.ts
@@ -35,4 +35,35 @@ const service = new TurndownService({
   .use(breaks)
   .use(emptyLists);
 
+const escapes: [RegExp, string][] = [
+  [/\\/g, "\\\\"],
+  [/\*/g, "\\*"],
+  [/^-/g, "\\-"],
+  [/^\+ /g, "\\+ "],
+  [/^(=+)/g, "\\$1"],
+  [/^(#{1,6}) /g, "\\$1 "],
+  [/`/g, "\\`"],
+  [/^~~~/g, "\\~~~"],
+  [/\[/g, "\\["],
+  [/\]/g, "\\]"],
+  [/\(/g, "\\("], // OLN-91
+  [/\)/g, "\\)"], // OLN-91
+  [/^>/g, "\\>"],
+  [/_/g, "\\_"],
+  [/^(\d+)\. /g, "$1\\. "],
+];
+
+/**
+ * Overrides the Markdown escaping, as documented here:
+ * https://github.com/mixmark-io/turndown/blob/4499b5c313d30a3189a58fdd74fc4ed4b2428afd/README.md#overriding-turndownserviceprototypeescape
+ *
+ * @param text The string to escape
+ * @returns A string with Markdown syntax escaped
+ */
+service.escape = function (text) {
+  return escapes.reduce(function (accumulator, escape) {
+    return accumulator.replace(escape[0], escape[1]);
+  }, text);
+};
+
 export default service;