diff --git a/app/app.py b/app/app.py
index 7db27f5..3349ce5 100644
--- a/app/app.py
+++ b/app/app.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ async def send_batch_notification():
             file_list_str = "\n".join(f"{name}" for name in filenames)
     
     msg = f"New files uploaded:\n\n- Files: {num_files}\n- Total size: {human_size(total_size)}\n\n```\n{file_list_str}\n```".strip()
-    await send_telegram_message(TELEGRAM_OWNER_ID, msg)
+    await send_telegram_message(TELEGRAM_OWNER_ID, msg, markdown=True)
 
 def _schedule_batch_notification():
     # Helper to run async func from sync context of call_later
@@ -249,13 +249,16 @@ async def add_file_to_batch(filename: str, size: int):
 TELEGRAM_API_URL = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{SETTINGS.telegram_bot_api_key}"
 TELEGRAM_OWNER_ID = SETTINGS.telegram_bot_owner_id
 
-async def send_telegram_message(chat_id: str, text: str):
+async def send_telegram_message(chat_id: str, text: str, markdown: bool = False):
     """Send a message via Telegram bot."""
     if not SETTINGS.telegram_bot_api_key:
         return
+    payload = {"chat_id": chat_id, "text": text}
+    if markdown:
+        payload["parse_mode"] = "MarkdownV2"
     async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
         try:
-            await client.post(f"{TELEGRAM_API_URL}/sendMessage", json={"chat_id": chat_id, "text": text})
+            await client.post(f"{TELEGRAM_API_URL}/sendMessage", json=payload)
             logger.info("Sent Telegram message to %s", chat_id)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("Failed to send Telegram message: %s", e)