diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UpdateUrlCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/UpdateUrlCommand.php
index 27f84cc89..0c95b0a3c 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/UpdateUrlCommand.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/UpdateUrlCommand.php
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ class UpdateUrlCommand extends Command
         $columnsToUpdateByTable = [
             'attachments' => ['path'],
             'pages'       => ['html', 'text', 'markdown'],
+            'chapters'    => ['description_html'],
+            'books'       => ['description_html'],
+            'bookshelves' => ['description_html'],
             'images'      => ['url'],
             'settings'    => ['value'],
             'comments'    => ['html', 'text'],
diff --git a/resources/views/chapters/show.blade.php b/resources/views/chapters/show.blade.php
index 0e5224d54..6fe1ce431 100644
--- a/resources/views/chapters/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/chapters/show.blade.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <main class="content-wrap card">
         <h1 class="break-text">{{ $chapter->name }}</h1>
         <div refs="entity-search@contentView" class="chapter-content">
-            <p class="text-muted break-text">{!! nl2br(e($chapter->description)) !!}</p>
+            <p class="text-muted break-text">{!! $chapter->descriptionHtml() !!}</p>
             @if(count($pages) > 0)
                 <div class="entity-list book-contents">
                     @foreach($pages as $page)
diff --git a/tests/Commands/UpdateUrlCommandTest.php b/tests/Commands/UpdateUrlCommandTest.php
index 280c81feb..62c39c274 100644
--- a/tests/Commands/UpdateUrlCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Commands/UpdateUrlCommandTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Commands;
 
+use BookStack\Entities\Models\Entity;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Tests\TestCase;
@@ -24,6 +25,28 @@ class UpdateUrlCommandTest extends TestCase
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function test_command_updates_description_html()
+    {
+        /** @var Entity[] $models */
+        $models = [$this->entities->book(), $this->entities->chapter(), $this->entities->shelf()];
+
+        foreach ($models as $model) {
+            $model->description_html = '<a href="https://example.com/donkeys"></a>';
+            $model->save();
+        }
+
+        $this->artisan('bookstack:update-url https://example.com https://cats.example.com')
+            ->expectsQuestion("This will search for \"https://example.com\" in your database and replace it with  \"https://cats.example.com\".\nAre you sure you want to proceed?", 'y')
+            ->expectsQuestion('This operation could cause issues if used incorrectly. Have you made a backup of your existing database?', 'y');
+
+        foreach ($models as $model) {
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas($model->getTable(), [
+                'id'               => $model->id,
+                'description_html' => '<a href="https://cats.example.com/donkeys"></a>',
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
     public function test_command_requires_valid_url()
     {
         $badUrlMessage = 'The given urls are expected to be full urls starting with http:// or https://';