diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index eabd4626..c0116f03 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/common": "^6.0.0-rc.0 || ^6.0.0",
     "@angular/core": "^6.0.0-rc.0 || ^6.0.0",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "^6.0.0-rc.0 || ^6.0.0",
     "core-js": "^2.5.4",
     "rxjs": "^6.0.0",
     "zone.js": "^0.8.26"
diff --git a/lib/src/markdown.service.spec.ts b/lib/src/markdown.service.spec.ts
index 133da0b3..1fb27e57 100644
--- a/lib/src/markdown.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/src/markdown.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { HttpClientTestingModule, HttpTestingController } from '@angular/common/http/testing';
 import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { BrowserModule, DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { parse } from 'marked';
 
+import { SecurityContext } from '@angular/core';
 import { MarkdownService } from './markdown.service';
 import { MarkedOptions } from './marked-options';
 
@@ -9,12 +11,16 @@ import { MarkedOptions } from './marked-options';
 declare var Prism: any;
 
 describe('MarkdowService', () => {
+  let domSanitizer: DomSanitizer;
   let http: HttpTestingController;
   let markdownService: MarkdownService;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [HttpClientTestingModule],
+      imports: [
+        BrowserModule,
+        HttpClientTestingModule,
+      ],
       providers: [
         { provide: MarkedOptions, useValue: {} },
         MarkdownService,
@@ -23,6 +29,7 @@ describe('MarkdowService', () => {
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    domSanitizer = TestBed.get(DomSanitizer);
     http = TestBed.get(HttpTestingController);
     markdownService = TestBed.get(MarkdownService);
   });
@@ -108,6 +115,35 @@ describe('MarkdowService', () => {
       expect(markdownService.compile(mockRaw, null)).toBe(expected);
       expect(markdownService.compile(mockRaw, undefined)).toBe(expected);
     });
+
+    it('should sanitize when markedOptions.sanitize is true and no sanitizer function is provided', () => {
+
+      const markedOptions: MarkedOptions = { sanitize: true };
+      const mockRaw = '### Markdown-x';
+      const sanitized = domSanitizer.sanitize(SecurityContext.HTML, parse(mockRaw));
+      const unsanitized = parse(mockRaw);
+
+      expect(markdownService.compile(mockRaw, false, markedOptions)).toBe(sanitized);
+      expect(markdownService.compile(mockRaw, false, markedOptions)).not.toBe(unsanitized);
+    });
+
+    it('should not sanitize when markedOptions.sanitize is true but a sanitizer function is provided', () => {
+
+      const markedOptions: MarkedOptions = { sanitize: true, sanitizer: () => null };
+      const mockRaw = '### Markdown-x';
+      const expected = parse(mockRaw);
+
+      expect(markdownService.compile(mockRaw, false, markedOptions)).toBe(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should not sanitize when markedOptions.sanitize is false regardless of whether a sanitizer function is provided or not', () => {
+
+      const mockRaw = '### Markdown-x';
+      const expected = parse(mockRaw);
+
+      expect(markdownService.compile(mockRaw, false, { sanitize: false })).toBe(expected);
+      expect(markdownService.compile(mockRaw, false, { sanitize: false, sanitizer: () => null })).toBe(expected);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('getSource', () => {
diff --git a/lib/src/markdown.service.ts b/lib/src/markdown.service.ts
index 2bb49c75..3864fcad 100644
--- a/lib/src/markdown.service.ts
+++ b/lib/src/markdown.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { Injectable, Optional } from '@angular/core';
+import { Injectable, Optional, SecurityContext } from '@angular/core';
+import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { parse, Renderer } from 'marked';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -15,15 +16,14 @@ export const errorSrcWithoutHttpClient = '[ngx-markdown] When using the [src] at
 
 @Injectable()
 export class MarkdownService {
-  get renderer(): Renderer {
-    return this.options.renderer;
-  }
+  get renderer(): Renderer { return this.options.renderer; }
   set renderer(value: marked.Renderer) {
     this.options.renderer = value;
   }
 
   constructor(
     @Optional() private http: HttpClient,
+    private domSanitizer: DomSanitizer,
     public options: MarkedOptions,
   ) {
     if (!this.renderer) {
@@ -33,16 +33,18 @@ export class MarkdownService {
 
   compile(markdown: string, decodeHtml = false, markedOptions = this.options): string {
     const precompiled = this.precompile(markdown);
-    return parse(
+    const compiled = parse(
       decodeHtml ? this.decodeHtml(precompiled) : precompiled,
       markedOptions);
+    return markedOptions.sanitize && !markedOptions.sanitizer
+      ? this.domSanitizer.sanitize(SecurityContext.HTML, compiled)
+      : compiled;
   }
 
   getSource(src: string): Observable<string> {
     if (!this.http) {
       throw new Error(errorSrcWithoutHttpClient);
     }
-
     return this.http
       .get(src, { responseType: 'text' })
       .pipe(map(markdown => this.handleExtension(src, markdown)));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3075694e..ca2d6dd6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "build:lib": "ng build lib",
     "postbuild:lib": "cpx ./README.md ./dist/lib",
     "link:lib": "rimraf node_modules/ngx-markdown && linklocal",
+    "lint": "yarn lint:lib && yarn lint:demo",
     "lint:demo": "ng lint demo",
     "lint:lib": "ng lint lib",
     "lint:ci": "ng lint lib --format checkstyle > tslint.xml",