diff --git a/__visual_tests__/const.ts b/__visual_tests__/const.ts
index b8cbde4f5..58266c50f 100644
--- a/__visual_tests__/const.ts
+++ b/__visual_tests__/const.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ export const WidgetComponentIds = {
   INPUT: '.sendbird-input__input',
   CHIPS_CONTAINER: '.sendbird-form-chip__container',
   FORM: '#aichatbot-widget-form',
+  MARKDOWN: 'widget-markdown',
 };
diff --git a/__visual_tests__/workflow-tests.spec.ts b/__visual_tests__/workflow-tests.spec.ts
index 49778c090..d7c913c36 100644
--- a/__visual_tests__/workflow-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/__visual_tests__/workflow-tests.spec.ts
@@ -137,3 +137,21 @@ test('103', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
   await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
   await assertScreenshot(page, '103-6', browserName);
 });
+
+/**
+ * 104
+ * Workflow - Markdown response
+ * Steps:
+ * 1. Send the trigger message: "give me a markdown message"
+ */
+test('104', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+  await loadWidget(page);
+  // 1
+  await sendTextMessage(page, 'give me a markdown message', 5000);
+
+  // Wait for the lazy-loaded component to appear
+  const markdown = page.locator(WidgetComponentIds.MARKDOWN);
+  await expect(markdown).toBeVisible();
+
+  await assertScreenshot(page, '104', browserName);
+});
diff --git a/src/components/TokensBody.tsx b/src/components/TokensBody.tsx
index 059d68e37..fe5c63aa8 100644
--- a/src/components/TokensBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TokensBody.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
-import Markdown from 'markdown-to-jsx';
+import { lazy, Suspense } from 'react';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 
 import BotMessageBottom from './BotMessageBottom';
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { Token, TokenType } from '../utils';
 
 import './markdown.scss';
 
+const Markdown = lazy(() => import('markdown-to-jsx'));
+
 type TokensBodyProps = {
   tokens: Token[];
   sources?: Source[];
@@ -44,66 +46,74 @@ export default function TokensBody({ tokens, sources }: TokensBodyProps) {
   const { enableSourceMessage } = useConstantState();
 
   return (
-    <MultipleTokenTypeContainer className="sendbird-word">
-      {tokens.map((token: Token, i) => {
-        // Normal text part of the message.
-        if (token.type === TokenType.string) {
-          return (
-            <div key={i} className="widget-markdown">
-              <Markdown
-                options={{
-                  sanitizer: (value: string) => {
-                    return DOMPurify.sanitize(value);
-                  },
-                  overrides: {
-                    // Note that this is to remove text-align: right by the library.
-                    td: {
-                      component: ({ children, ...props }) => (
-                        <td {...props} style={null}>
-                          {children}
-                        </td>
-                      ),
+    <Suspense
+      fallback={
+        <TextContainer className="sendbird-word" style={{ borderRadius: 16 }}>
+          Loading markdown renderer...
+        </TextContainer>
+      }
+    >
+      <MultipleTokenTypeContainer className="sendbird-word">
+        {tokens.map((token: Token, i) => {
+          // Normal text part of the message.
+          if (token.type === TokenType.string) {
+            return (
+              <div key={i} className="widget-markdown">
+                <Markdown
+                  options={{
+                    sanitizer: (value: string) => {
+                      return DOMPurify.sanitize(value);
                     },
-                    // Note that this is to remove text-align: right by the library.
-                    th: {
-                      component: ({ children, ...props }) => (
-                        <th {...props} style={null}>
-                          {children}
-                        </th>
-                      ),
+                    overrides: {
+                      // Note that this is to remove text-align: right by the library.
+                      td: {
+                        component: ({ children, ...props }) => (
+                          <td {...props} style={null}>
+                            {children}
+                          </td>
+                        ),
+                      },
+                      // Note that this is to remove text-align: right by the library.
+                      th: {
+                        component: ({ children, ...props }) => (
+                          <th {...props} style={null}>
+                            {children}
+                          </th>
+                        ),
+                      },
+                      a: {
+                        component: ({ children, ...props }) => (
+                          <a {...props} target="_blank">
+                            {children}
+                          </a>
+                        ),
+                      },
                     },
-                    a: {
-                      component: ({ children, ...props }) => (
-                        <a {...props} target='_blank'>
-                          {children}
-                        </a>
-                      ),
-                    },
-                  },
-                }}
-              >
-                {token.value}
-              </Markdown>
-            </div>
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {token.value}
+                </Markdown>
+              </div>
+            );
+          }
+          // Code part of the message.
+          return (
+            <BlockContainer key={'token' + i}>
+              <CodeBlock token={token} />
+            </BlockContainer>
           );
-        }
-        // Code part of the message.
-        return (
-          <BlockContainer key={'token' + i}>
-            <CodeBlock token={token} />
-          </BlockContainer>
-        );
-      })}
-      {sources && sources.length > 0 && enableSourceMessage ? (
-        <div
-          style={{
-            padding: '8px 12px',
-          }}
-        >
-          <SourceContainer sources={sources} />
-          <BotMessageBottom />
-        </div>
-      ) : null}
-    </MultipleTokenTypeContainer>
+        })}
+        {sources && sources.length > 0 && enableSourceMessage ? (
+          <div
+            style={{
+              padding: '8px 12px',
+            }}
+          >
+            <SourceContainer sources={sources} />
+            <BotMessageBottom />
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+      </MultipleTokenTypeContainer>
+    </Suspense>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/markdown.scss b/src/components/markdown.scss
index dffbe1b9f..d7a583689 100644
--- a/src/components/markdown.scss
+++ b/src/components/markdown.scss
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
   padding: 0 12px; /* apply side padding of the bubble */
 }
 
+.widget-markdown * {
+  color: var(--sb-on-content-inverse-1);
+}
+
 .widget-markdown hr {
-  border-top-width: 1px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--sb-on-bg-4);
   margin-bottom: 21px; /* 1.5em (3em in ChatGPT) */
   margin-top: 21px; /* 1.5em (3em in ChatGPT) */
 }
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@
   margin-bottom: 12.4px; /* 0.8888889em */
   padding: 0;
   font-size: 22.4px; /* 1.6em (2.25em in ChatGPT, reduced for visual appeal) */
-  line-height: 15.6px; /* 1.1em */
+  line-height: 27.6px;
   font-weight: 700;
   letter-spacing: -0.6px; /* -0.04rem */
 }
@@ -23,10 +27,13 @@
   margin-bottom: 12px; /* 0.75rem (1em in ChatGPT) */
   margin-top: 24px; /* 1.5rem (2em in ChatGPT) */
   font-size: 18.2px; /* 1.3em (1.5em in ChatGPT) */
-  line-height: 18.7px; /* 1.3333333em */
+  line-height: 22.3px; /* 1.3333333em */
 }
 
-.widget-markdown h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+.widget-markdown h3,
+h4,
+h5,
+h6 {
   font-weight: 600;
   margin-bottom: 8px; /* 0.5rem */
   margin-top: 16px; /* 1rem */
@@ -173,7 +180,8 @@ widget-markdown.widget-markdown is to increase specificity. Refer to: https://ww
   margin-top: 4px; /* 0.25rem */
   *,
   :after,
-  :before { /* Need this for table borders to be displayed */
+  :before {
+    /* Need this for table borders to be displayed */
     border: 0 solid;
     box-sizing: border-box;
   }
@@ -271,5 +279,3 @@ widget-markdown.widget-markdown is to increase specificity. Refer to: https://ww
   color: var(--sb-on-bg-1);
   font-weight: 700;
 }
-
-