diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/autocmds.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/autocmds.lua
index 7b73ea4f..353650d9 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/autocmds.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/autocmds.lua
@@ -5,13 +5,29 @@
 
 -- We preserve comment-continuation on <CR> in insert mode,
 -- but disable it for normal mode commands like `o`
+vim.g.prev_conceallevel = 0
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("InsertLeave", {
   buffer = 0,
-  command = "setlocal formatoptions-=c formatoptions-=r formatoptions-=o",
+  -- command = "setlocal formatoptions-=c formatoptions-=r formatoptions-=o",
+  callback = function()
+    local ft = vim.bo.filetype
+    if ft == "markdown" then
+      vim.cmd("set conceallevel=" .. vim.g.prev_conceallevel)
+    end
+    vim.cmd("setlocal formatoptions-=c formatoptions-=r formatoptions-=o")
+  end,
 })
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("InsertEnter", {
   buffer = 0,
-  command = "setlocal formatoptions+=c formatoptions+=r formatoptions+=o",
+  callback = function()
+    local ft = vim.bo.filetype
+    local cl = vim.o.conceallevel
+    vim.g.prev_conceallevel = cl
+    if ft == "markdown" then
+      vim.cmd("set conceallevel=0")
+    end
+    vim.cmd("setlocal formatoptions+=c formatoptions+=r formatoptions+=o")
+  end,
 })
 
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {