diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 98f123c..093bf43 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ checkup = "checkup:main"
 console = "checkup.materializers:ConsoleMaterializer"
 csv = "checkup.materializers:CSVMaterializer"
 html = "checkup.materializers:HTMLMaterializer"
+markdown = "checkup.materializers:MarkdownMaterializer"
 sqlalchemy = "checkup.materializers:SQLAlchemyMaterializer"
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/src/checkup/materializers/__init__.py b/src/checkup/materializers/__init__.py
index 258ef7c..4408cb9 100644
--- a/src/checkup/materializers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/checkup/materializers/__init__.py
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 from checkup.materializers.csv_file import CSVMaterializer
 from checkup.materializers.database import SQLAlchemyMaterializer
 from checkup.materializers.html_report import HTMLMaterializer
+from checkup.materializers.markdown import MarkdownMaterializer
 
 __all__ = [
     "ConsoleMaterializer",
     "CSVMaterializer",
     "HTMLMaterializer",
+    "MarkdownMaterializer",
     "Materializer",
     "SQLAlchemyMaterializer",
     "group_measurements_by_tags",
diff --git a/src/checkup/materializers/markdown.py b/src/checkup/materializers/markdown.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e47c16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/checkup/materializers/markdown.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Markdown materializer for Markdown table output."""
+
+from checkup.materializers.base import Materializer
+from checkup.measurement import Measurement
+
+COLUMNS = ("Name", "Description", "Value", "Unit", "Diagnostics")
+ALIGNMENTS = ("---", "---", "---:", "---", "---")  # Right-align the Value column.
+
+
+class MarkdownMaterializer(Materializer):
+    """
+    Output measurements as a GitHub-flavoured Markdown table.
+    """
+
+    def materialize(
+        self, measurements: list[Measurement], direct_metric_names: set[str]
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Print measurements as a Markdown table.
+        """
+
+        filtered = self._filter_measurements(measurements, direct_metric_names)
+
+        rows = [self._row(COLUMNS), self._row(ALIGNMENTS)]
+        for measurement in filtered:
+            rows.append(
+                self._row(
+                    (
+                        measurement.metric.name,
+                        measurement.metric.description,
+                        str(measurement.value) if measurement.value is not None else "",
+                        measurement.metric.unit,
+                        measurement.diagnostic,
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+        print("\n".join(rows))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _row(cls, cells: tuple[str, ...]) -> str:
+        return "| " + " | ".join(cls._cell(cell) for cell in cells) + " |"
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _cell(value: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Escape a value for a Markdown table cell.
+
+        Cells cannot contain a raw pipe (column separator) or newline (row separator),
+        so escape pipes and turn newlines into `<br>`.
+        """
+
+        return str(value or "").replace("|", "\\|").replace("\n", "<br>").strip()
diff --git a/tests/test_materializers.py b/tests/test_materializers.py
index 65fe3ac..62b8eac 100644
--- a/tests/test_materializers.py
+++ b/tests/test_materializers.py
@@ -12,11 +12,26 @@
     ConsoleMaterializer,
     CSVMaterializer,
     HTMLMaterializer,
+    MarkdownMaterializer,
     Materializer,
     SQLAlchemyMaterializer,
 )
 
 
+def _capture(materializer: Materializer, measurements, direct) -> str:
+    """
+    Capture the stdout a materializer produces, restoring stdout afterwards.
+    """
+
+    captured_output = StringIO()
+    sys.stdout = captured_output
+    try:
+        materializer.materialize(measurements, direct)
+    finally:
+        sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
+    return captured_output.getvalue()
+
+
 def test_materializer_is_abstract():
     """Test that Materializer cannot be instantiated."""
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
@@ -28,17 +43,10 @@ def test_console_materializer():
     metric = DummyMetric(expected_value=42)
     measurement = metric.measure(value=42)
 
-    # Capture stdout
-    captured_output = StringIO()
-    sys.stdout = captured_output
-
-    materializer = ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain", "project"])
-    materializer.materialize([measurement], {"dummy"})
-
-    # Reset stdout
-    sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
+    output = _capture(
+        ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain", "project"]), [measurement], {"dummy"}
+    )
 
-    output = captured_output.getvalue()
     assert "dummy" in output
     assert "42" in output
 
@@ -48,33 +56,50 @@ def test_console_materializer_no_grouping():
     metric = DummyMetric(expected_value=42)
     measurement = metric.measure(value=42)
 
-    captured_output = StringIO()
-    sys.stdout = captured_output
+    output = _capture(ConsoleMaterializer(), [measurement], {"dummy"})
 
-    materializer = ConsoleMaterializer()  # No group_tags
-    materializer.materialize([measurement], {"dummy"})
-
-    sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
-
-    output = captured_output.getvalue()
     assert "dummy" in output
     assert "42" in output
 
 
+def test_markdown_materializer_renders_table():
+    """
+    Markdown materializer emits a markdown table with header, separator and rows.
+    """
+
+    metric = DummyMetric(expected_value=42)
+    measurement = metric.measure(value=42)
+
+    output = _capture(MarkdownMaterializer(), [measurement], {"dummy"})
+
+    assert "| Name | Description | Value | Unit | Diagnostics |" in output
+    assert "| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |" in output  # Value right-aligned
+    assert "| dummy | Test metric | 42 | count |" in output
+
+
+def test_markdown_materializer_escapes_pipes_and_newlines():
+    """
+    Cells cannot hold raw pipes or newlines; they must be escaped.
+    """
+
+    metric = DummyMetric(expected_value=1)
+    measurement = metric.measure(value=1, diagnostic="a|b\nc")
+
+    output = _capture(MarkdownMaterializer(), [measurement], {"dummy"})
+
+    assert "a\\|b<br>c" in output
+    assert "a|b\nc" not in output
+
+
 def test_console_materializer_single_grouping():
     """Test console materializer with single-level grouping."""
     metric = DummyMetric(expected_value=42)
     measurement = metric.measure(value=42, tags={"domain": "Analytics"})
 
-    captured_output = StringIO()
-    sys.stdout = captured_output
-
-    materializer = ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain"])
-    materializer.materialize([measurement], {"dummy"})
-
-    sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
+    output = _capture(
+        ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain"]), [measurement], {"dummy"}
+    )
 
-    output = captured_output.getvalue()
     assert "dummy" in output
     assert "42" in output
     assert "domain: Analytics" in output
@@ -87,15 +112,12 @@ def test_console_materializer_three_level_grouping():
         value=42, tags={"domain": "Analytics", "project": "Core", "env": "prod"}
     )
 
-    captured_output = StringIO()
-    sys.stdout = captured_output
-
-    materializer = ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain", "project", "env"])
-    materializer.materialize([measurement], {"dummy"})
-
-    sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
+    output = _capture(
+        ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain", "project", "env"]),
+        [measurement],
+        {"dummy"},
+    )
 
-    output = captured_output.getvalue()
     assert "dummy" in output
     assert "42" in output
     assert "domain: Analytics" in output
@@ -157,17 +179,13 @@ def test_materializer_filters_indirect_by_default():
     indirect_metric = IndirectDummyMetric(expected_value=100)
     indirect_measurement = indirect_metric.measure(value=100)
 
-    # Capture stdout
-    captured_output = StringIO()
-    sys.stdout = captured_output
-
-    materializer = ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain", "project"])
     # Only "dummy" is direct, "indirect" is not
-    materializer.materialize([direct_measurement, indirect_measurement], {"dummy"})
-
-    sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
+    output = _capture(
+        ConsoleMaterializer(group_tags=["domain", "project"]),
+        [direct_measurement, indirect_measurement],
+        {"dummy"},
+    )
 
-    output = captured_output.getvalue()
     assert "dummy" in output  # Direct metric included
     assert "indirect" not in output  # Indirect metric filtered out
 
@@ -182,18 +200,12 @@ def test_materializer_includes_indirect_when_configured():
     indirect_metric = IndirectDummyMetric(expected_value=100)
     indirect_measurement = indirect_metric.measure(value=100)
 
-    # Capture stdout
-    captured_output = StringIO()
-    sys.stdout = captured_output
-
-    materializer = ConsoleMaterializer(
-        include_indirect=True, group_tags=["domain", "project"]
+    output = _capture(
+        ConsoleMaterializer(include_indirect=True, group_tags=["domain", "project"]),
+        [direct_measurement, indirect_measurement],
+        {"dummy"},
     )
-    materializer.materialize([direct_measurement, indirect_measurement], {"dummy"})
-
-    sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
 
-    output = captured_output.getvalue()
     assert "dummy" in output  # Direct metric included
     assert "indirect" in output  # Indirect metric also included