diff --git a/modules/markup/markdown/goldmark.go b/modules/markup/markdown/goldmark.go
index c4b23e66fc..67817ce27b 100644
--- a/modules/markup/markdown/goldmark.go
+++ b/modules/markup/markdown/goldmark.go
@@ -219,21 +219,18 @@ func (g *ASTTransformer) Transform(node *ast.Document, reader text.Reader, pc pa
 			v.SetAttributeString("class", []byte("gt-py-3 attention attention-"+attentionType))
 
 			// create an emphasis to make it bold
+			attentionParagraph := ast.NewParagraph()
 			emphasis := ast.NewEmphasis(2)
 			emphasis.SetAttributeString("class", []byte("attention-"+attentionType))
-			firstParagraph.InsertBefore(firstParagraph, firstTextNode, emphasis)
 
 			// capitalize first letter
 			attentionText := ast.NewString([]byte(strings.ToUpper(string(attentionType[0])) + attentionType[1:]))
 
-			// replace the ![TYPE] with icon+Type
+			// replace the ![TYPE] with a dedicated paragraph of icon+Type
 			emphasis.AppendChild(emphasis, attentionText)
-			for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
-				lineBreak := ast.NewText()
-				lineBreak.SetSoftLineBreak(true)
-				firstParagraph.InsertAfter(firstParagraph, emphasis, lineBreak)
-			}
-			firstParagraph.InsertBefore(firstParagraph, emphasis, NewAttention(attentionType))
+			attentionParagraph.AppendChild(attentionParagraph, NewAttention(attentionType))
+			attentionParagraph.AppendChild(attentionParagraph, emphasis)
+			firstParagraph.Parent().InsertBefore(firstParagraph.Parent(), firstParagraph, attentionParagraph)
 			firstParagraph.RemoveChild(firstParagraph, firstTextNode)
 			firstParagraph.RemoveChild(firstParagraph, secondTextNode)
 			firstParagraph.RemoveChild(firstParagraph, thirdTextNode)