diff --git a/share/index.md b/share/index.md
index 03784289c..c3776e1d5 100644
--- a/share/index.md
+++ b/share/index.md
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ window.onload = function() {
     if (!conv) {
         return;
     }
+    // Check if the URL is a non-raw GitHub gist
+    var gistRegex = /^https:\/\/gist\.github\.com\/[^\/]+\/([a-f0-9]+)$/;
+    var match = gistRegex.exec(conv);
+    if (match) {
+        // If it is, convert it into a raw URL
+        conv = 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/' + match[1] + '/raw';
+    }
     fetch(conv)
     .then(response => response.text())
     .then(markdown => {