diff --git a/src/runtime/components/ContentRendererMarkdown.vue b/src/runtime/components/ContentRendererMarkdown.vue
index 5abc6d32a..ba780e502 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/ContentRendererMarkdown.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/ContentRendererMarkdown.vue
@@ -71,15 +71,20 @@ export default defineComponent({
       })
     }
 
-    return { body, debug, tags }
+    return { debug, tags }
   },
   render (ctx: any) {
-    const { tags, tag, value, components, body, debug } = ctx
+    const { tags, tag, value, excerpt, components, debug } = ctx
 
-    if (!body) {
+    if (!value) {
       return null
     }
 
+    let body = (value?.body || value) as MarkdownNode
+    if (excerpt && value?.excerpt) {
+      body = value.excerpt as MarkdownNode
+    }
+
     const meta: ParsedContentMeta = {
       ...(value as ParsedContentMeta),
       tags: {