diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/filters.py b/r2/r2/lib/filters.py
index 08a2dd29a..766bc33b2 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/filters.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/filters.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def markdown_souptest(text, nofollow=False, target=None, lang=None):
 
 #TODO markdown should be looked up in batch?
 #@memoize('markdown')
-def safemarkdown(text, nofollow=False, target=None, lang=None):
+def safemarkdown(text, nofollow=False, target=None, lang=None, wrap=True):
     from r2.lib.c_markdown import c_markdown
     from r2.lib.py_markdown import py_markdown
 
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ def safemarkdown(text, nofollow=False, target=None, lang=None):
     else:
         raise ValueError("weird lang [%s]" % lang)
 
-    return SC_OFF + MD_START + text + MD_END + SC_ON
+    if wrap:
+        return SC_OFF + MD_START + text + MD_END + SC_ON
+    else:
+        return text
 
 
 def keep_space(text):