diff --git a/solara/autorouting.py b/solara/autorouting.py
index 4b766f6ba..4988fb29a 100644
--- a/solara/autorouting.py
+++ b/solara/autorouting.py
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ def get_args(f):
         else:
             return []
 
-    if isinstance(route_current.data, Path):
+    if str(route_current.file).endswith(".md") or isinstance(route_current.data, Path):
         path = cast(Path, route_current.data)
         if path.suffix == ".md":
+            component = route_current.component or solara.Markdown
             with solara.HBox() as navigation:
                 if routes_siblings_index > 0:
                     prev = routes_siblings[routes_siblings_index - 1]
@@ -206,9 +207,11 @@ def get_args(f):
                         solara.Button(
                             icon_name="mdi-pencil", icon=True, href=url, target="_blank", style={"position": "absolute", "top": "0px", "right": "0px"}
                         )
-                    solara.Markdown(path.read_text(), unsafe_solara_execute=True)
+                    # solara.Markdown(path.read_text(), unsafe_solara_execute=True)
+                    component(path.read_text(), unsafe_solara_execute=True)
             else:
-                content = solara.Markdown(path.read_text(), unsafe_solara_execute=True)
+                # content = solara.Markdown(path.read_text(), unsafe_solara_execute=True)
+                content = component(path.read_text(), unsafe_solara_execute=True)
 
             main = solara.Div(
                 classes=["solara-autorouter-content"],
@@ -312,6 +315,11 @@ def get_page(module: ModuleType, required=True):
     return page
 
 
+def get_markdown_renderer(module: ModuleType):
+    markdown_renderer = getattr(module, "MarkdownRenderer", None)
+    return markdown_renderer
+
+
 def get_renderable(module: ModuleType, required=False):
     var_names = "app Page page".split()
     for var_name in var_names:
@@ -462,7 +470,7 @@ def generate_routes(module: ModuleType) -> List[solara.Route]:
     return routes
 
 
-def generate_routes_directory(path: Path) -> List[solara.Route]:
+def generate_routes_directory(path: Path, markdown_renderer=None) -> List[solara.Route]:
     """Generate routes for a directory.
 
     This is a recursive function that will generate routes for all
@@ -487,6 +495,7 @@ def generate_routes_directory(path: Path) -> List[solara.Route]:
     if init.exists():
         init_module = source_to_module(init)
         layout = getattr(init_module, "Layout", None)
+        markdown_renderer = get_markdown_renderer(init_module) or markdown_renderer
 
     suffixes = [".py", ".ipynb", ".md"]
     for subpath in subpaths:
@@ -495,13 +504,13 @@ def generate_routes_directory(path: Path) -> List[solara.Route]:
             continue
         if subpath.stem.startswith("_") or subpath.stem.startswith("."):
             continue
-        route = _generate_route_path(subpath, layout=layout, first=first, has_index=has_index)
+        route = _generate_route_path(subpath, layout=layout, first=first, has_index=has_index, markdown_renderer=markdown_renderer)
         first = False
         routes.append(route)
     return routes
 
 
-def _generate_route_path(subpath: Path, layout=None, first=False, has_index=False, initial_namespace={}) -> solara.Route:
+def _generate_route_path(subpath: Path, layout=None, first=False, has_index=False, initial_namespace={}, markdown_renderer=None) -> solara.Route:
     from .server import reload
 
     name = subpath.stem
@@ -521,6 +530,7 @@ def _generate_route_path(subpath: Path, layout=None, first=False, has_index=Fals
     module_layout = layout if first else None
     if subpath.suffix == ".md":
         data = subpath
+        component = markdown_renderer
         reload.reloader.watcher.add_file(subpath)
     elif subpath.is_dir():
         children = generate_routes_directory(subpath)
diff --git a/solara/website/components/markdown.py b/solara/website/components/markdown.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d909ac68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solara/website/components/markdown.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from typing import Dict, List, Union
+
+import yaml
+
+import solara
+
+
+# We want to separate metadata from the markdown files before rendering them, which solara.Markdown doesn't support
+@solara.component
+def MarkdownWithMetadata(content: str, unsafe_solara_execute=True):
+    if "---" in content:
+        pre_content, raw_metadata, post_content = content.split("---")
+        metadata: Dict[str, Union[str, List[str]]] = yaml.safe_load(raw_metadata)
+
+        if len(pre_content) == 0:
+            content = post_content
+        else:
+            content = pre_content + post_content
+
+        if "title" not in metadata.keys():
+            metadata["title"] = content.split("#")[1].split("\n")[0]
+
+        for key, value in metadata.items():
+            if key == "title":
+                solara.Title(value)
+            elif ":" in key:
+                solara.Meta(property=key, content=value)
+            else:
+                solara.Meta(name=key, content=value)
+    solara.Markdown(content, unsafe_solara_execute=unsafe_solara_execute)