diff --git a/src/CONST.ts b/src/CONST.ts
index d2be946cdb2b..6a2b9a72279f 100755
--- a/src/CONST.ts
+++ b/src/CONST.ts
@@ -3386,6 +3386,11 @@ const CONST = {
          * @deprecated Please stop using the accessibilityRole prop and use the role prop instead.
          */
         IMAGE: 'image',
+
+        /**
+         * @deprecated Please stop using the accessibilityRole prop and use the role prop instead.
+         */
+        TEXTBOX: 'textbox',
     },
     /**
      * Acceptable values for the `role` attribute on react native components.
diff --git a/src/pages/RoomDescriptionPage.tsx b/src/pages/RoomDescriptionPage.tsx
index 3992dff188e2..2cab7a4ed40b 100644
--- a/src/pages/RoomDescriptionPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/RoomDescriptionPage.tsx
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ function RoomDescriptionPage({report, policies}: RoomDescriptionPageProps) {
                             value={description}
                             onChangeText={handleReportDescriptionChange}
                             autoCapitalize="none"
+                            isMarkdownEnabled
                         />
                     </View>
                 </FormProvider>
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceNewRoomPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceNewRoomPage.tsx
index 5716812ced16..5004bac942cd 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceNewRoomPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceNewRoomPage.tsx
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ function WorkspaceNewRoomPage({policies, reports, formState, session, activePoli
                                     maxLength={CONST.REPORT_DESCRIPTION.MAX_LENGTH}
                                     autoCapitalize="none"
                                     shouldInterceptSwipe
+                                    isMarkdownEnabled
                                 />
                             </View>
                             <View style={[styles.mhn5]}>