diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/ProblemsPanel.tsx b/src/panel-triggers/ProblemsPanel.tsx
index 8588881..0eb4eca 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/ProblemsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/ProblemsPanel.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export const ProblemsPanel = (props: ProblemsPanelProps): JSX.Element => {
     }
 
     // Handle multi-line description
-    if (trigger.comments) {
+    if (trigger.comments && options.allowDangerousHTML) {
       trigger.comments = trigger.comments.replace('\n', '<br>');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/components/AlertList/AlertCard.tsx b/src/panel-triggers/components/AlertList/AlertCard.tsx
index adbbf8c..3f6e5f1 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/components/AlertList/AlertCard.tsx
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/components/AlertList/AlertCard.tsx
@@ -128,16 +128,26 @@ export default class AlertCard extends PureComponent<AlertCardProps> {
               )}
               <span className="alert-rule-item__time">{panelOptions.ageField && 'for ' + age}</span>
               {panelOptions.descriptionField && !panelOptions.descriptionAtNewLine && (
-                <span className="zbx-description" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: problem.comments }} />
+                <>
+                  {panelOptions.allowDangerousHTML ? (
+                    <span className="zbx-description" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: problem.comments }} />
+                  ) : (
+                    <span className="zbx-description">{problem.comments}</span>
+                  )}
+                </>
               )}
             </div>
 
             {panelOptions.descriptionField && panelOptions.descriptionAtNewLine && (
               <div className="alert-rule-item__text zbx-description--newline">
-                <span
-                  className="alert-rule-item__info zbx-description"
-                  dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: problem.comments }}
-                />
+                {panelOptions.allowDangerousHTML ? (
+                  <span
+                    className="alert-rule-item__info zbx-description"
+                    dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: problem.comments }}
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <span className="alert-rule-item__info zbx-description">{problem.comments}</span>
+                )}
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx b/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx
index 90e5b3f..adcb000 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface Props extends RTRow<ProblemDTO> {
   timeRange: TimeRange;
   showTimeline?: boolean;
   panelId?: number;
+  allowDangerousHTML?: boolean;
   getProblemEvents: (problem: ProblemDTO) => Promise<ZBXEvent[]>;
   getProblemAlerts: (problem: ProblemDTO) => Promise<ZBXAlert[]>;
   getScripts: (problem: ProblemDTO) => Promise<ZBXScript[]>;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export const ProblemDetails = ({
   timeRange,
   showTimeline,
   panelId,
+  allowDangerousHTML,
   getProblemAlerts,
   getProblemEvents,
   getScripts,
@@ -100,13 +102,19 @@ export const ProblemDetails = ({
   const age = moment.unix(problem.timestamp).fromNow(true);
   const showAcknowledges = problem.acknowledges && problem.acknowledges.length !== 0;
   const problemSeverity = Number(problem.severity);
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
 
   let dsName: string = original.datasource as string;
   if ((original.datasource as DataSourceRef)?.uid) {
     const dsInstance = getDataSourceSrv().getInstanceSettings((original.datasource as DataSourceRef).uid);
     dsName = dsInstance.name;
   }
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+
+  const problemDescriptionEl = allowDangerousHTML ? (
+    <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: problem.comments }} />
+  ) : (
+    <span>{problem.comments}</span>
+  );
 
   return (
     <div className={`problem-details-container ${displayClass}`}>
@@ -162,22 +170,21 @@ export const ProblemDetails = ({
           </div>
           {problem.comments && (
             <div className="problem-description-row">
-              <div className="problem-description">
-                <Tooltip placement="right" content={<span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: problem.comments }} />}>
+              <div className={styles.problemDescription}>
+                <Tooltip placement="right" content={problemDescriptionEl}>
                   <span className="description-label">Description:&nbsp;</span>
                 </Tooltip>
-                {/* <span>{problem.comments}</span> */}
-                <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: problem.comments }} />
+                {problemDescriptionEl}
               </div>
             </div>
           )}
           {problem.items && (
-            <div className="problem-description-row">
+            <div>
               <ProblemExpression problem={problem} />
             </div>
           )}
           {problem.hosts && (
-            <div className="problem-description-row">
+            <div>
               <ProblemHostsDescription hosts={problem.hosts} />
             </div>
           )}
@@ -239,9 +246,27 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     position: relative;
     flex: 10 1 auto;
     // padding: 0.5rem 1rem 0.5rem 1.2rem;
-    padding: ${theme.spacing(0.5)} ${theme.spacing(1)} ${theme.spacing(0.5)} ${theme.spacing(1.2)}
+    padding: ${theme.spacing(0.5)} ${theme.spacing(1)} ${theme.spacing(0.5)} ${theme.spacing(1.2)};
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     // white-space: pre-line;
+    font-size: ${theme.typography.bodySmall.fontSize};
+  `,
+  problemDescription: css`
+    position: relative;
+    max-height: 6rem;
+    min-height: 3rem;
+    overflow: hidden;
+
+    &:after {
+      content: '';
+      text-align: right;
+      position: inherit;
+      bottom: 0;
+      right: 0;
+      width: 70%;
+      height: 1.5rem;
+      background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), ${theme.colors.background.canvas} 50%);
+    }
   `,
 });
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/Problems.tsx b/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/Problems.tsx
index 45955b0..ae275fc 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/Problems.tsx
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/Problems.tsx
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ export default class ProblemList extends PureComponent<ProblemListProps, Problem
               rootWidth={this.rootWidth}
               timeRange={this.props.timeRange}
               showTimeline={panelOptions.problemTimeline}
+              allowDangerousHTML={panelOptions.allowDangerousHTML}
               panelId={this.props.panelId}
               getProblemEvents={this.props.getProblemEvents}
               getProblemAlerts={this.props.getProblemAlerts}
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/module.tsx b/src/panel-triggers/module.tsx
index 2d847d6..dc653ea 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/module.tsx
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/module.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<ProblemsPanelOptions, {}>(ProblemsPanel)
         },
         showIf: (options) => options.customLastChangeFormat,
       })
+      .addBooleanSwitch({
+        path: 'allowDangerousHTML',
+        name: 'Allow HTML',
+        description: `Format problem description and other data as HTML. Use with caution, it's potential cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.`,
+        defaultValue: defaultPanelOptions.allowDangerousHTML,
+      })
       .addCustomEditor({
         id: 'resetColumns',
         path: 'resizedColumns',
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/types.ts b/src/panel-triggers/types.ts
index 3ef6493..7951b0c 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/types.ts
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/types.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface ProblemsPanelOptions {
   customLastChangeFormat?: boolean;
   lastChangeFormat?: string;
   resizedColumns?: RTResized;
+  allowDangerousHTML: boolean;
   // Triggers severity and colors
   triggerSeverity: TriggerSeverity[];
   okEventColor: TriggerColor;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export const defaultPanelOptions: Partial<ProblemsPanelOptions> = {
   customLastChangeFormat: false,
   lastChangeFormat: '',
   resizedColumns: [],
+  allowDangerousHTML: false,
   // Triggers severity and colors
   triggerSeverity: getDefaultSeverity(),
   okEventColor: 'rgb(56, 189, 113)',