diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs
index a2370a76cb..62fefe201d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/OsuMarkdownContainer.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #nullable disable
 
 using Markdig;
-using Markdig.Extensions.AutoIdentifiers;
+using Markdig.Extensions.AutoLinks;
+using Markdig.Extensions.EmphasisExtras;
+using Markdig.Extensions.Footnotes;
 using Markdig.Extensions.Tables;
 using Markdig.Extensions.Yaml;
 using Markdig.Syntax;
@@ -18,6 +20,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown
 {
     public class OsuMarkdownContainer : MarkdownContainer
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Allows this markdown container to parse and link footnotes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <seealso cref="FootnoteExtension"/>
+        protected virtual bool Footnotes => false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Allows this markdown container to make URL text clickable.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <seealso cref="AutoLinkExtension"/>
+        protected virtual bool Autolinks => false;
+
         public OsuMarkdownContainer()
         {
             LineSpacing = 21;
@@ -78,10 +92,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown
             return new OsuMarkdownUnorderedListItem(level);
         }
 
+        // reference: https://github.com/ppy/osu-web/blob/05488a96b25b5a09f2d97c54c06dd2bae59d1dc8/app/Libraries/Markdown/OsuMarkdown.php#L301
         protected override MarkdownPipeline CreateBuilder()
-            => new MarkdownPipelineBuilder().UseAutoIdentifiers(AutoIdentifierOptions.GitHub)
-                                            .UseEmojiAndSmiley()
-                                            .UseYamlFrontMatter()
-                                            .UseAdvancedExtensions().Build();
+        {
+            var pipeline = new MarkdownPipelineBuilder()
+                           .UseAutoIdentifiers()
+                           .UsePipeTables()
+                           .UseEmphasisExtras(EmphasisExtraOptions.Strikethrough)
+                           .UseYamlFrontMatter();
+
+            if (Footnotes)
+                pipeline = pipeline.UseFootnotes();
+
+            if (Autolinks)
+                pipeline = pipeline.UseAutoLinks();
+
+            return pipeline.Build();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentMarkdownContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentMarkdownContainer.cs
index 8fc011b2bf..b32b1c74c4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentMarkdownContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/CommentMarkdownContainer.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
 {
     public class CommentMarkdownContainer : OsuMarkdownContainer
     {
+        protected override bool Autolinks => true;
+
         protected override MarkdownHeading CreateHeading(HeadingBlock headingBlock) => new CommentMarkdownHeading(headingBlock);
 
         private class CommentMarkdownHeading : OsuMarkdownHeading
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs
index 7754c1d450..4f1083a75c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Wiki/Markdown/WikiMarkdownContainer.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Wiki.Markdown
 {
     public class WikiMarkdownContainer : OsuMarkdownContainer
     {
+        protected override bool Footnotes => true;
+
         public string CurrentPath
         {
             set => DocumentUrl = value;