diff --git a/ghost/admin/markdown-actions.js b/ghost/admin/markdown-actions.js
index 256ab5700c..070c22b7ca 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/markdown-actions.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/markdown-actions.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         style: null,
         syntax: {
             bold: "**$1**",
-            italic: "_$1_",
+            italic: "*$1*",
             strike: "~~$1~~",
             code: "`$1`",
             link: "[$1](http://)",