diff --git a/server/helpers/markdown.ts b/server/helpers/markdown.ts
index c8fb31c8c..7c4a1a8b1 100644
--- a/server/helpers/markdown.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/markdown.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,21 @@ const toSafeHtml = text => {
   return sanitizeHtml(html, SANITIZE_OPTIONS)
 }
 
+const mdToPlainText = text => {
+  // Convert possible markdown (emojis, emphasis and lists) to html
+  const html = markdownIt.render(text)
+
+  // Convert to safe Html
+  const safeHtml = sanitizeHtml(html, SANITIZE_OPTIONS)
+
+  return safeHtml.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '')
+                 .replace(/\n$/, '')
+                 .replace('\n', ', ')
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
-  toSafeHtml
+  toSafeHtml,
+  mdToPlainText
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/client-html.ts b/server/lib/client-html.ts
index 5485376d3..203bd3893 100644
--- a/server/lib/client-html.ts
+++ b/server/lib/client-html.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { VideoChannelModel } from '../models/video/video-channel'
 import { getActivityStreamDuration } from '../models/video/video-format-utils'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../models/video/video-playlist'
 import { MAccountActor, MChannelActor } from '../types/models'
-import { toSafeHtml } from '../helpers/markdown'
+import { mdToPlainText } from '../helpers/markdown'
 
 type Tags = {
   ogType: string
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ type Tags = {
   }
 }
 
-const toPlainText = (content: string) => {
-  return toSafeHtml(content).replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '')
-}
-
 class ClientHtml {
 
   private static htmlCache: { [path: string]: string } = {}
@@ -99,13 +95,13 @@ class ClientHtml {
     }
 
     let customHtml = ClientHtml.addTitleTag(html, escapeHTML(video.name))
-    customHtml = ClientHtml.addDescriptionTag(customHtml, toPlainText(video.description))
+    customHtml = ClientHtml.addDescriptionTag(customHtml, mdToPlainText(video.description))
 
     const url = WEBSERVER.URL + video.getWatchStaticPath()
     const originUrl = video.url
     const title = escapeHTML(video.name)
     const siteName = escapeHTML(CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME)
-    const description = toPlainText(video.description)
+    const description = mdToPlainText(video.description)
 
     const image = {
       url: WEBSERVER.URL + video.getPreviewStaticPath()
@@ -157,13 +153,13 @@ class ClientHtml {
     }
 
     let customHtml = ClientHtml.addTitleTag(html, escapeHTML(videoPlaylist.name))
-    customHtml = ClientHtml.addDescriptionTag(customHtml, toPlainText(videoPlaylist.description))
+    customHtml = ClientHtml.addDescriptionTag(customHtml, mdToPlainText(videoPlaylist.description))
 
     const url = videoPlaylist.getWatchUrl()
     const originUrl = videoPlaylist.url
     const title = escapeHTML(videoPlaylist.name)
     const siteName = escapeHTML(CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME)
-    const description = toPlainText(videoPlaylist.description)
+    const description = mdToPlainText(videoPlaylist.description)
 
     const image = {
       url: videoPlaylist.getThumbnailUrl()
@@ -241,13 +237,13 @@ class ClientHtml {
     }
 
     let customHtml = ClientHtml.addTitleTag(html, escapeHTML(entity.getDisplayName()))
-    customHtml = ClientHtml.addDescriptionTag(customHtml, toPlainText(entity.description))
+    customHtml = ClientHtml.addDescriptionTag(customHtml, mdToPlainText(entity.description))
 
     const url = entity.getLocalUrl()
     const originUrl = entity.Actor.url
     const siteName = escapeHTML(CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME)
     const title = escapeHTML(entity.getDisplayName())
-    const description = toPlainText(entity.description)
+    const description = mdToPlainText(entity.description)
 
     const image = {
       url: entity.Actor.getAvatarUrl(),
@@ -383,7 +379,7 @@ class ClientHtml {
     }
 
     metaTags['og:url'] = tags.url
-    metaTags['og:description'] = tags.description
+    metaTags['og:description'] = mdToPlainText(tags.description)
 
     if (tags.embed) {
       metaTags['og:video:url'] = tags.embed.url
@@ -399,7 +395,7 @@ class ClientHtml {
   private static generateStandardMetaTags (tags: Tags) {
     return {
       name: tags.title,
-      description: tags.description,
+      description: mdToPlainText(tags.description),
       image: tags.image.url
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/tests/client.ts b/server/tests/client.ts
index d608764ee..3c99bcd1f 100644
--- a/server/tests/client.ts
+++ b/server/tests/client.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
   let account: Account
 
   const videoName = 'my super name for server 1'
-  const videoDescription = 'my super description for server 1'
+  const videoDescription = 'my<br> super __description__ for *server* 1<p></p>'
+  const videoDescriptionPlainText = 'my super description for server 1'
 
   const playlistName = 'super playlist name'
   const playlistDescription = 'super playlist description'
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
         .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
 
       expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${videoDescription}" />`)
+      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
       expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="video" />')
       expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/videos/watch/${servers[0].video.uuid}" />`)
     })
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
         .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
 
       expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${videoDescription}" />`)
+      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
       expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="video" />')
       expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/videos/watch/${servers[0].video.uuid}" />`)
     })
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
       expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />')
       expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
       expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${videoDescription}" />`)
+      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
     })
 
     it('Should have valid twitter card on the watch playlist page', async function () {