diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ErrorPanel/ErrorPanel.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ErrorPanel/ErrorPanel.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66ef82b029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ErrorPanel/ErrorPanel.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { WarningPanel } from '../WarningPanel';
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { WarningProps } from '../WarningPanel/WarningPanel';
+
+describe('<ErrorPanel />', () => {
+  const propsErrorMessage: WarningProps = {
+    severity: 'error',
+    title: 'Mock title',
+    message: 'Some more info',
+  };
+
+  it('renders a title formatted by markdown', async () => {
+    await renderInTestApp(
+      <WarningPanel
+        {...propsErrorMessage}
+        formatTitle="markdown"
+        title="Step has failed. [Help](https://commonmark.org/help)"
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('Error: Step has failed.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Help')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      'https://commonmark.org/help',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/WarningPanel/WarningPanel.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/WarningPanel/WarningPanel.test.tsx
index 5d00784fd1..dd8e21d5c0 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/WarningPanel/WarningPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/WarningPanel/WarningPanel.test.tsx
@@ -75,4 +75,19 @@ describe('<WarningPanel />', () => {
     await renderInTestApp(<WarningPanel {...propsErrorMessage} />);
     expect(screen.getByText('Error: Mock title')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+  it('renders a title formatted by markdown', async () => {
+    await renderInTestApp(
+      <WarningPanel
+        {...propsErrorMessage}
+        formatTitle="markdown"
+        title="Step has failed. [Help](https://commonmark.org/help)"
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('Error: Step has failed.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Help')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      'https://commonmark.org/help',
+    );
+  });
 });