diff --git a/modules/lang/markdown/doctor.el b/modules/lang/markdown/doctor.el
index 353453365..00167df56 100644
--- a/modules/lang/markdown/doctor.el
+++ b/modules/lang/markdown/doctor.el
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@
 (when (featurep! +pandoc)
   (unless (executable-find "pandoc")
     (warn! "Couldn't find pandoc, markdown-mode may have issues")))
+
+(when (require 'markdown-mode nil t)
+  (unless (executable-find markdown-command)
+    (warn! "Couldn't find %S, can't export markdown to html"
+           markdown-command)))