diff --git a/includes/core/class-fields.php b/includes/core/class-fields.php
index 6c3670f4..71f3384e 100644
--- a/includes/core/class-fields.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-fields.php
@@ -2767,7 +2767,22 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Fields' ) ) {
 					} else {
 						$textarea_field_value = '';
 						if ( ! empty( $field_value ) ) {
-							$textarea_field_value = ! empty( $data['html'] ) ? $field_value : wp_strip_all_tags( $field_value );
+							$profile_custom_settings = get_post_meta( $this->global_args['form_id'], '_um_profile_use_custom_settings', true );
+							if ( 1 === $profile_custom_settings ) {
+								$bio_html = get_post_meta( $this->global_args['form_id'], '_um_profile_show_bio', true );
+							} else {
+								if ( UM()->options()->get( 'profile_show_html_bio' ) ) {
+									$bio_html = 1;
+								} else {
+									$bio_html = 0;
+								}
+							}
+
+							if ( 1 === (int) $bio_html && array_key_exists( 'html', $data ) && 1 === (int) $data['html'] ) {
+								$textarea_field_value = $field_value;
+							} else {
+								$textarea_field_value = wp_strip_all_tags( $field_value );
+							}
 						}
 						$output .= '<textarea  ' . $disabled . '  style="height: ' . esc_attr( $data['height'] ) . ';" class="' . esc_attr( $this->get_class( $key, $data ) ) . '" name="' . esc_attr( $field_name ) . '" id="' . esc_attr( $field_id ) . '" placeholder="' . esc_attr( $placeholder ) . '">' . esc_textarea( $textarea_field_value ) . '</textarea>';
 					}
diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php b/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
index b2a99eae..1c548ec0 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
@@ -1237,14 +1237,28 @@ function um_profile_header( $args ) {
 					} ?>
 				</div>
 
-			<?php } elseif ( UM()->fields()->editing == true && $args['show_bio'] ) { ?>
+			<?php } elseif ( UM()->fields()->editing == true && $args['show_bio'] ) {
+				if ( ! empty( $args['custom_fields']['description'] ) ) {
+					if ( array_key_exists( 'html', $args['custom_fields']['description'] ) && 1 === (int) $args['custom_fields']['description']['html'] && 1 === (int) UM()->options()->get( 'profile_show_html_bio' ) ) {
+						$description_value = UM()->fields()->field_value( $description_key );
+					} else {
+						$description_value = wp_strip_all_tags( UM()->fields()->field_value( $description_key ) );
+					}
+				} else {
+					if ( 1 === (int) UM()->options()->get( 'profile_show_html_bio' ) ) {
+						$description_value = UM()->fields()->field_value( $description_key );
+					} else {
+						$description_value = wp_strip_all_tags( UM()->fields()->field_value( $description_key ) );
+					}
+				}
+				?>
 
 				<div class="um-meta-text">
 					<textarea id="um-meta-bio"
 							  data-html="<?php echo esc_attr( UM()->options()->get( 'profile_show_html_bio' ) ); ?>"
 							  data-character-limit="<?php echo esc_attr( UM()->options()->get( 'profile_bio_maxchars' ) ); ?>"
 							  placeholder="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Tell us a bit about yourself...', 'ultimate-member' ); ?>"
-							  name="<?php echo esc_attr( $description_key ); ?>"><?php echo UM()->fields()->field_value( $description_key ) ?></textarea>
+							  name="<?php echo esc_attr( $description_key ); ?>"><?php echo $description_value; ?></textarea>
 					<span class="um-meta-bio-character um-right"><span
 							class="um-bio-limit"><?php echo UM()->options()->get( 'profile_bio_maxchars' ); ?></span></span>