diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2722d2c..7c88ac3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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+  "version": "13.5.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
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-      "version": "13.5.1",
+      "version": "13.5.2",
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       "dependencies": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.3.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
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-        "fill-range": "^7.0.1"
+        "fill-range": "^7.1.1"
       },
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@@ -4856,10 +4857,11 @@
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
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@@ -9018,6 +9021,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "is-number": "^7.0.0"
       },
@@ -12205,12 +12209,12 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.2.tgz",
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+      "version": "3.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yQbXgO/OSZVD2IsiLlro+7Hf6Q18EJrKSEsdoMzKePKXct3gvD8oLcOQdIzGupr5Fj+EDe8gO/lxc1BzfMpxvA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "fill-range": "^7.0.1"
+        "fill-range": "^7.1.1"
       }
     },
     "browserslist": {
@@ -13133,9 +13137,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.0.1.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.1.1.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72608cf..2bab429 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ukhomeoffice/asl-components",
-  "version": "13.5.1",
+  "version": "13.6.0",
   "description": "React components for ASL layouts and elements",
   "main": "src/index.jsx",
   "styles": "styles/index.scss",
diff --git a/src/markdown/index.jsx b/src/markdown/index.jsx
index f512a33..42439c2 100644
--- a/src/markdown/index.jsx
+++ b/src/markdown/index.jsx
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ const components = {
 };
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-const wrapInSpanIfOnlyChild = enabled => ({ node, siblingCount, index, ...props }) => {
+const wrapInSpanIfOnlyChild = (enabled, paragraphProps) => ({ node, siblingCount, index, ...props }) => {
     if (enabled && siblingCount === 1) {
         return <span {...props} />;
     }
-    return <p {...props} />;
+
+    return <p {...paragraphProps} {...props} />;
 };
 
 export default function Markdown({
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export default function Markdown({
     links = false,
     unwrapSingleLine = false,
     significantLineBreaks = false,
+    paragraphProps = {},
     source,
     ...props
 }) {
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export default function Markdown({
         includeElementIndex={true}
         components={{
             ...(!links && components),
-            p: wrapInSpanIfOnlyChild(unwrapSingleLine)
+            p: wrapInSpanIfOnlyChild(unwrapSingleLine, paragraphProps)
         }}
         remarkPlugins={significantLineBreaks ? [remarkBreaks] : []}
         {...props}