diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index 84900255c..77cf775bc 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, edit=False):
 
 	sanitized = markdown(sanitized)
 
+	sanitized = strikethrough_regex.sub(r'\1<del>\2</del>', sanitized)
+
 	sanitized = sanitized.replace('‎','').replace('​','').replace("\ufeff", "").replace("𒐪","")
 
 	sanitized = reddit_regex.sub(r'\1<a href="https://old.reddit.com/\2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">/\2</a>', sanitized)