diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
index c7b0d7935..869f4c566 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
 
   def make_content_html(status, mentions, attachments, tags, no_attachment_links \\ false) do
     status
-    |> String.replace("\r", "")
     |> format_input(mentions, tags)
     |> maybe_add_attachments(attachments, no_attachment_links)
   end
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
   def format_input(text, mentions, tags) do
     text
     |> Formatter.html_escape()
-    |> String.replace("\n", "<br>")
+    |> String.replace(~r/\r?\n/, "<br>")
     |> (&{[], &1}).()
     |> Formatter.add_links()
     |> Formatter.add_user_links(mentions)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 65e67396b..b3a56b27e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
   use Pleroma.Web, :controller
+  alias Pleroma.Formatter
   alias Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.{TwitterAPI, UserView, ActivityView, NotificationView}
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
+  alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils, as: CommonUtils
   alias Pleroma.{Repo, Activity, User, Notification}
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
@@ -411,8 +413,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
   def update_profile(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
     params =
       if bio = params["description"] do
-        bio_brs = Regex.replace(~r/\r?\n/, bio, "<br>")
-        Map.put(params, "bio", bio_brs)
+        mentions = Formatter.parse_mentions(bio)
+        tags = Formatter.parse_tags(bio)
+
+        emoji =
+          (user.info["source_data"]["tag"] || [])
+          |> Enum.filter(fn %{"type" => t} -> t == "Emoji" end)
+          |> Enum.map(fn %{"icon" => %{"url" => url}, "name" => name} ->
+            {String.trim(name, ":"), url}
+          end)
+
+        bio_html = CommonUtils.format_input(bio, mentions, tags)
+        Map.put(params, "bio", bio_html |> Formatter.emojify(emoji))
       else
         params
       end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex
index 7d0f0e703..25fda1aa8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/views/user_view.ex
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UserView do
         {String.trim(name, ":"), url}
       end)
 
-    bio = HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio)
-
     data = %{
       "created_at" => user.inserted_at |> Utils.format_naive_asctime(),
-      "description" => bio,
-      "description_html" => bio |> Formatter.emojify(emoji),
+      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio |> String.replace("<br>", "\n")),
+      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(user.bio),
       "favourites_count" => 0,
       "followers_count" => user_info[:follower_count],
       "following" => following,
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs
index fefb6bdcc..24a5c5bca 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/views/user_view_test.exs
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UserViewTest do
       "name" => user.name,
       "screen_name" => user.nickname,
       "name_html" => user.name,
-      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio),
-      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio),
+      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio |> String.replace("<br>", "\n")),
+      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(user.bio),
       "created_at" => user.inserted_at |> Utils.format_naive_asctime(),
       "favourites_count" => 0,
       "statuses_count" => 1,
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UserViewTest do
       "name" => user.name,
       "screen_name" => user.nickname,
       "name_html" => user.name,
-      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio),
-      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio),
+      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio |> String.replace("<br>", "\n")),
+      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(user.bio),
       "created_at" => user.inserted_at |> Utils.format_naive_asctime(),
       "favourites_count" => 0,
       "statuses_count" => 0,
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UserViewTest do
       "name" => follower.name,
       "screen_name" => follower.nickname,
       "name_html" => follower.name,
-      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(follower.bio),
-      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(follower.bio),
+      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(follower.bio |> String.replace("<br>", "\n")),
+      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(follower.bio),
       "created_at" => follower.inserted_at |> Utils.format_naive_asctime(),
       "favourites_count" => 0,
       "statuses_count" => 0,
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UserViewTest do
       "name" => user.name,
       "screen_name" => user.nickname,
       "name_html" => user.name,
-      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio),
-      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio),
+      "description" => HtmlSanitizeEx.strip_tags(user.bio |> String.replace("<br>", "\n")),
+      "description_html" => HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(user.bio),
       "created_at" => user.inserted_at |> Utils.format_naive_asctime(),
       "favourites_count" => 0,
       "statuses_count" => 0,