diff --git a/modules/markup/external/external.go b/modules/markup/external/external.go
index 52139f5a49..f7be06dbe9 100644
--- a/modules/markup/external/external.go
+++ b/modules/markup/external/external.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/graceful"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
@@ -99,7 +100,12 @@ func (p *Renderer) Render(ctx *markup.RenderContext, input io.Reader, output io.
 	}
 
 	if ctx == nil || ctx.Ctx == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("RenderContext did not provide context")
+		if ctx == nil {
+			log.Warn("RenderContext not provided defaulting to empty ctx")
+			ctx = &markup.RenderContext{}
+		}
+		log.Warn("RenderContext did not provide context, defaulting to Shutdown context")
+		ctx.Ctx = graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext()
 	}
 
 	processCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx.Ctx)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index 59ffe1edb1..3f7af7a51f 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -1138,6 +1138,7 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 		URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 		Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 		GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+		Ctx:       ctx,
 	}, issue.Content)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
@@ -1303,6 +1304,7 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 				URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 				Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 				GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+				Ctx:       ctx,
 			}, comment.Content)
 			if err != nil {
 				ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
@@ -1379,6 +1381,7 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 				URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 				Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 				GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+				Ctx:       ctx,
 			}, comment.Content)
 			if err != nil {
 				ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
@@ -1739,6 +1742,7 @@ func UpdateIssueContent(ctx *context.Context) {
 		URLPrefix: ctx.FormString("context"),
 		Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 		GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+		Ctx:       ctx,
 	}, issue.Content)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
@@ -2170,6 +2174,7 @@ func UpdateCommentContent(ctx *context.Context) {
 		URLPrefix: ctx.FormString("context"),
 		Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 		GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+		Ctx:       ctx,
 	}, comment.Content)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/milestone.go b/routers/web/repo/milestone.go
index 3ba27dd19a..80f1eb5231 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/milestone.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/milestone.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func Milestones(ctx *context.Context) {
 			URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 			Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 			GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+			Ctx:       ctx,
 		}, m.Content)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ func MilestoneIssuesAndPulls(ctx *context.Context) {
 		URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 		Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 		GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+		Ctx:       ctx,
 	}, milestone.Content)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/projects.go b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
index 9afbf0165d..556656e5b5 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/projects.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func Projects(ctx *context.Context) {
 			URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 			Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 			GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+			Ctx:       ctx,
 		}, projects[i].Description)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ func ViewProject(ctx *context.Context) {
 		URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 		Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 		GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+		Ctx:       ctx,
 	}, project.Description)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/release.go b/routers/web/repo/release.go
index d1d904bcd9..d37955c559 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/release.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func releasesOrTags(ctx *context.Context, isTagList bool) {
 			URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 			Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 			GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+			Ctx:       ctx,
 		}, r.Note)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ func SingleRelease(ctx *context.Context) {
 		URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 		Metas:     ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas(),
 		GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+		Ctx:       ctx,
 	}, release.Note)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
diff --git a/routers/web/user/home.go b/routers/web/user/home.go
index 397850f18b..6565010e0f 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/home.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/home.go
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ func Milestones(ctx *context.Context) {
 		milestones[i].RenderedContent, err = markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			URLPrefix: milestones[i].Repo.Link(),
 			Metas:     milestones[i].Repo.ComposeMetas(),
+			Ctx:       ctx,
 		}, milestones[i].Content)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
diff --git a/routers/web/user/profile.go b/routers/web/user/profile.go
index c1d787a860..9ecdc2345c 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/profile.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/profile.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func Profile(ctx *context.Context) {
 			URLPrefix: ctx.Repo.RepoLink,
 			Metas:     map[string]string{"mode": "document"},
 			GitRepo:   ctx.Repo.GitRepo,
+			Ctx:       ctx,
 		}, ctxUser.Description)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)