diff --git a/pinaxcon/hooks.py b/pinaxcon/hooks.py
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+import markdown
+
+import pinax.boxes.hooks
+import pinax.pages.hooks
+
+
+def markup_renderer(content):
+    return markdown.markdown(content)
+
+
+class PinaxBoxesHookSet(pinax.boxes.hooks.DefaultHookSet):
+
+    def parse_content(self, content):
+        return markup_renderer(content)
+
+
+class PinaxPagesHookSet(pinax.pages.hooks.DefaultHookSet):
+
+    def parse_content(self, content):
+        return markup_renderer(content)