diff --git a/src/formatter/markdown.ts b/src/formatter/markdown.ts
index da1e5a9df..86cf2b2c9 100644
--- a/src/formatter/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/formatter/markdown.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class Markdown {
 			`> ${totalErrorCount + totalWarningCount} problems ` +
 			`(${totalErrorCount} errors, ${totalWarningCount} warnings)  \n`;
 		if (totalFatalErrorCount) {
-			summary += `> ${totalFatalErrorCount} fatal errors\n`;
+			summary += `> **${totalFatalErrorCount} fatal errors**\n`;
 		}
 
 		if (findings) {
diff --git a/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.md b/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.md
index b0888e1ad..9fe8bf4af 100644
--- a/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.md
+++ b/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     ## Summary␊
     ␊
     > 7 problems (5 errors, 2 warnings)  ␊
-    > 2 fatal errors␊
+    > **2 fatal errors**␊
     ␊
     ## Findings␊
     ### webapp/Component.js␊
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
     ## Summary␊
     ␊
     > 7 problems (5 errors, 2 warnings)  ␊
-    > 2 fatal errors␊
+    > **2 fatal errors**␊
     ␊
     ## Findings␊
     ### webapp/Component.js␊
diff --git a/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.snap b/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.snap
index 4e608cfe5..b0af1f801 100644
Binary files a/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.snap and b/test/lib/formatter/snapshots/markdown.ts.snap differ