diff --git a/src/services/html_sanitizer.ts b/src/services/html_sanitizer.ts
index c1e18bb41..b4b6dae32 100644
--- a/src/services/html_sanitizer.ts
+++ b/src/services/html_sanitizer.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ function sanitize(dirtyHtml: string) {
         allowedTags,
         allowedAttributes: {
             "*": ["class", "style", "title", "src", "href", "hash", "disabled", "align", "alt", "center", "data-*"],
-            input: ["type", "checked"]
+            input: ["type", "checked"],
+            img: ["width", "height"]
         },
         allowedStyles: {
             "*": {
@@ -161,6 +162,9 @@ function sanitize(dirtyHtml: string) {
                 width: sizeRegex,
                 height: sizeRegex
             },
+            img: {
+                "aspect-ratio": [ /^\d+\/\d+$/ ],
+            },
             table: {
                 "border-color": colorRegex,
                 "border-style": [/^\s*(none|hidden|dotted|dashed|solid|double|groove|ridge|inset|outset)\s*$/]
diff --git a/src/services/import/markdown.spec.ts b/src/services/import/markdown.spec.ts
index e25a8bc09..cf75fc1af 100644
--- a/src/services/import/markdown.spec.ts
+++ b/src/services/import/markdown.spec.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ second line 2</code></pre><ul><li>Hello</li><li>world</li></ul><ol><li>Hello</li
         expect(markdownService.renderToHtml(input, "Title")).toStrictEqual(expected);
     });
 
+    it("preserves figures", () => {
+        const input = `<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:991/403;" src="Jump to Note_image.png" width="991" height="403"></figure>`;
+        const expected = /*html*/`<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:991/403" src="Jump to Note_image.png" width="991" height="403"></figure>`;
+        expect(markdownService.renderToHtml(input, "Title")).toStrictEqual(expected);
+    });
+
     it("converts inline math expressions into Mathtex format", () => {
         const input = `The equation is\u00a0$e=mc^{2}$.`;
         const expected = /*html*/`<p>The equation is&nbsp;<span class="math-tex">\\(e=mc^{2}\\)</span>.</p>`;