diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 17f958dab1..3c97afd48c 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ gulp.task('watch', function () {
 gulp.task('api', function () {
     var jsdoc2md = require('gulp-jsdoc-to-markdown');
     var concat = require('gulp-concat');
+    var markdown = require('gulp-markdown');
     return gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
         .pipe(concat('api.md'))
         .pipe(jsdoc2md())
+        .pipe(markdown())
         .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.dist));
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4130a12b2b..1f341bc874 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "gulp-jscs": "^3.0.2",
     "gulp-jsdoc-to-markdown": "^1.2.2",
     "gulp-jshint": "^2.0.0",
+    "gulp-markdown": "^1.2.0",
     "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
     "gulp-replace-task": "^0.11.0",
     "gulp-requirejs-optimize": "^0.3.1",