diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/editor-components/external-link-card/index.tsx b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/editor-components/external-link-card/index.tsx
index a96f0f6e5f0..3509b99b67f 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/editor-components/external-link-card/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/editor-components/external-link-card/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { Icon, external } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { VisuallyHidden } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { sanitizeHTML } from '@woocommerce/utils';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -37,9 +38,12 @@ const ExternalLinkCard = ( {
 					{ title }
 				</strong>
 				{ description && (
-					<span className="wc-block-editor-components-external-link-card__description">
-						{ description }
-					</span>
+					<span
+						className="wc-block-editor-components-external-link-card__description"
+						dangerouslySetInnerHTML={ {
+							__html: sanitizeHTML( description ),
+						} }
+					></span>
 				) }
 			</span>
 			<VisuallyHidden as="span">