diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard.ts
index cc8d6c2..ff5bcff 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard.ts
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@
           margin-top: var(--spacing-m);
           padding: var(--spacing-m) var(--spacing-xl) 0;
         }
-        .section.description > .sectionContent {
-          white-space: pre-wrap;
-        }
       `,
     ];
   }
@@ -180,7 +177,12 @@
       <div class="sectionIcon">
         <iron-icon icon="gr-icons:description"></iron-icon>
       </div>
-      <div class="sectionContent">${description}</div>
+      <div class="sectionContent">
+        <gr-formatted-text
+          noTrailingMargin
+          .content=${description}
+        ></gr-formatted-text>
+      </div>
     </div>`;
   }
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard_test.ts
index 7670ee80..2ed4bc7 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard/gr-submit-requirement-hovercard_test.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@
           <div class="sectionIcon">
             <iron-icon icon="gr-icons:description"> </iron-icon>
           </div>
-          <div class="sectionContent">Test Description</div>
+          <div class="sectionContent">
+            <gr-formatted-text notrailingmargin=""></gr-formatted-text>
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div class="button">
           <gr-button
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard.ts
index aa923b6..af58802 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard/gr-trigger-vote-hovercard.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@
       <div class="sectionIcon">
         <iron-icon icon="gr-icons:description"></iron-icon>
       </div>
-      <div class="sectionContent">${description}</div>
+      <div class="sectionContent">
+        <gr-formatted-text
+          noTrailingMargin
+          .content=${description}
+        ></gr-formatted-text>
+      </div>
     </div>`;
   }
 }