diff --git a/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js b/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js
index dffcf6bc..bc329724 100644
--- a/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js
+++ b/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ function updatePrices() {
     $('#total').text(parseFloat(sum + vat).toFixed(2));
 }
 
+function setupMDE(selector) {
+    editor = new SimpleMDE({ 
+        element: $(selector)[0],
+        forceSync: true,
+        toolbar: ["bold", "italic", "strikethrough", "|", "unordered-list", "ordered-list", "|", "link", "|", "preview", "guide"],
+        status: true,
+    });
+    $(selector).data('mde_editor',editor);
+}
+
 $('#item-table').on('click', '.item-delete', function () {
     delete objectitems[$(this).data('pk')]
     $('#item-' + $(this).data('pk')).remove();
diff --git a/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html b/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html
index 346d0024..f4dadce9 100644
--- a/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html
+++ b/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 {% block css %}
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "css/bootstrap-select.min.css" %}"/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "css/ajax-bootstrap-select.css" %}"/>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/simplemde/latest/simplemde.min.css">
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block preload_js %}
     <script src="{% static "js/bootstrap-select.js" %}"></script>
     <script src="{% static "js/ajax-bootstrap-select.js" %}"></script>
+    <script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/simplemde/latest/simplemde.min.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block js %}
@@ -40,6 +42,17 @@
         }
 
         $(document).ready(function () {
+
+            setupMDE('#id_description');
+            setupMDE('#id_notes');
+            setupMDE('#item_description');
+
+            $('#itemModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function (e) {
+                $('#item_description').data('mde_editor').value(
+                    $('#item_description').val()
+                    );
+            });
+
             {% if not object.pk and not form.errors %}
 
                 $('.form-hws').slideUp(function () {
@@ -228,11 +241,8 @@
             <div class="panel-heading">Event Description</div>
             <div class="panel-body">
                 <div class="form-group" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A short description of the event, shown on rigboard and on paperwork. MD enabled.">
-                    <label for="{{ form.description.id_for_label }}"
-                           class="col-sm-4 control-label">{{ form.description.label }}</label>
-
-                    <div class="col-sm-8">
-                        {% render_field form.description class+="form-control" %}
+                    <div class="col-sm-12">
+                        {% render_field form.description class+="form-control md-enabled" %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -427,7 +437,7 @@
                 <div class="col-sm-12">
                     <div class="form-group" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Notes on the event. This is only visible to keyholders, and is not displayed on the paperwork. MD enabled.">
                         <label for="{{ form.notes.id_for_label }}">{{ form.notes.label }}</label>
-                        {% render_field form.notes class+="form-control" %}
+                        {% render_field form.notes class+="form-control md-enabled" %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {% include "RIGS/item_table.html" %}
diff --git a/RIGS/templates/RIGS/item_modal.html b/RIGS/templates/RIGS/item_modal.html
index 6991c585..ddf20d59 100644
--- a/RIGS/templates/RIGS/item_modal.html
+++ b/RIGS/templates/RIGS/item_modal.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                         <label for="item_description" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Description</label>
 
                         <div class="col-sm-10">
-                            <textarea type="text" placeholder="Description" class="form-control"
+                            <textarea type="text" placeholder="Description" class="form-control md-enabled"
                                       id="item_description" rows="8"></textarea>
                         </div>
                     </div>