diff --git a/lua/leetcode-ui/split/description.lua b/lua/leetcode-ui/split/description.lua
index 6c622c2d..a96ef598 100644
--- a/lua/leetcode-ui/split/description.lua
+++ b/lua/leetcode-ui/split/description.lua
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function Description:mount()
         matchpairs = "",
         swapfile = false,
         buftype = "nofile",
-        filetype = config.name,
+        filetype = config.user.description.filetype or config.name,
         synmaxcol = 0,
     })
     ui_utils.win_set_opts(self.winid, {
diff --git a/lua/leetcode/config/template.lua b/lua/leetcode/config/template.lua
index 3d7c5c74..2493a310 100644
--- a/lua/leetcode/config/template.lua
+++ b/lua/leetcode/config/template.lua
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ local M = {
         width = "40%", ---@type lc.size
 
         show_stats = true, ---@type boolean
+
+        filetype = "markdown", ---@type string
     },
 
     ---@type lc.picker