diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
index 569016d3..245ba8e6 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ The `tabs` shortcode is commonly used to present different variants of a particu
 | `default` | **Optional.** Label of the tab to be active by default. If not set, the first tab will be active. |
 | `label`   | **Required.** The text label displayed on the tab button. |
 | `icon`    | **Optional.** Icon name to display before the label. |
+| `md`      | **Optional.** Render tab content as Markdown (default `true`). Set `md=false` to allow nested shortcodes inside tab content. |
 
 **Example 1: Basic Usage**
 
@@ -905,8 +906,8 @@ The `tabs` shortcode is commonly used to present different variants of a particu
     ```
     {{</* /tab */>}}
 
-    {{</* tab label="Linux" */>}}
-    See [documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux#_install-vs-code-on-linux).
+    {{</* tab label="Linux" md=false */>}}
+    {{</* alert */>}}See [documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux#_install-vs-code-on-linux).{{</* /alert */>}}
     {{</* /tab */>}}
 
 {{</* /tabs */>}}
@@ -936,8 +937,8 @@ The `tabs` shortcode is commonly used to present different variants of a particu
     ```
     {{< /tab >}}
 
-    {{< tab label="Linux" >}}
-    See [documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux#_install-vs-code-on-linux).
+    {{< tab label="Linux" md=false >}}
+    {{< alert >}}See [documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux#_install-vs-code-on-linux).{{< /alert >}}
     {{< /tab >}}
 
 {{< /tabs >}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html b/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html
index f2b96f2a..b4959801 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/tab.html
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 {{- $label := .Get "label" -}}
 {{- $icon := .Get "icon" -}}
 {{- $index := .Parent.Store.Get "tab-index" | default 0 -}}
-{{- $content := .InnerDeindent | strings.TrimSpace | .Page.RenderString -}}
+{{- $md := .Get "md" | default true -}}
+{{- $isMarkdown := or (eq $md true) (eq $md "true") -}}
+{{- $content := .Inner -}}
+{{- if $isMarkdown -}}
+  {{- $content = .InnerDeindent | strings.TrimSpace | .Page.RenderString -}}
+{{- end -}}
 
 {{- $tabs := .Parent.Store.Get "tabs" | default slice -}}
 {{- .Parent.Store.Set "tabs" ($tabs | append (dict "label" $label "icon" $icon "content" $content)) -}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html b/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html
index d093855a..c219b78e 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/tabs.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         {{- $isActive = eq $nTabs 0 -}}
       {{- end -}}
       <div class="tab__panel {{ if $isActive }}tab--active{{ end }}" data-tab-index="{{ $nTabs }}">
-        {{ index . "content" }}
+        {{ index . "content" | safeHTML }}
       </div>
     {{- end -}}
   </div>