diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ee5fbc..d1f8637 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ caching time of 12 hours obviously makes no sense.
 * Requires WordPress 4.7 or above
 * Migrated AJAX to REST API
 * Resolved Javascript compatibility issues with IE11
+* Added optional shortcode support for tick content
 
 ### 1.1.1 - 2021-03-20
 
diff --git a/assets/screenshot-4.png b/assets/screenshot-4.png
index 0244199..3314b79 100644
Binary files a/assets/screenshot-4.png and b/assets/screenshot-4.png differ
diff --git a/includes/class-admin.php b/includes/class-admin.php
index 3d89bfd..0d8eea0 100644
--- a/includes/class-admin.php
+++ b/includes/class-admin.php
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ class Admin extends SCLiveticker {
 			'scliveticker_settings_general',
 			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-show-feed' )
 		);
+
+		add_settings_field(
+			'enable_shortcode',
+			__( 'Shortcode support', 'stklcode-liveticker' ),
+			array( __CLASS__, 'settings_enable_shortcode_field' ),
+			'scliveticker-settings-page',
+			'scliveticker_settings_general',
+			array( 'label_for' => esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-shortcode' )
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -178,6 +187,21 @@ class Admin extends SCLiveticker {
 		echo '<p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Can be overwritten in shortcode.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p>';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Render enable css field.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 *
+	 * @since 1.2
+	 */
+	public static function settings_enable_shortcode_field() {
+		$checked = self::$options['enable_shortcode'];
+
+		echo '<input id="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '-enable-shortcode" type="checkbox" name="' . esc_attr( self::OPTION ) . '[enable_shortcode]" value="1" ' . checked( $checked, 1, false ) . ' /> ';
+		esc_html_e( 'Enable', 'stklcode-liveticker' );
+		echo '<p class="description">' . esc_html__( 'Enable shortcode processing in tick content.', 'stklcode-liveticker' ) . '</p>';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Render the settings page.
 	 *
@@ -197,10 +221,11 @@ class Admin extends SCLiveticker {
 	public static function validate_settings( $input ) {
 		$defaults = self::default_options();
 
-		$result['enable_ajax']   = isset( $input['enable_ajax'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_ajax'] ) : 0;
-		$result['poll_interval'] = isset( $input['poll_interval'] ) ? intval( $input['poll_interval'] ) : $defaults['poll_interval'];
-		$result['enable_css']    = isset( $input['enable_css'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_css'] ) : 0;
-		$result['show_feed']     = isset( $input['show_feed'] ) ? intval( $input['show_feed'] ) : 0;
+		$result['enable_ajax']      = isset( $input['enable_ajax'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_ajax'] ) : 0;
+		$result['poll_interval']    = isset( $input['poll_interval'] ) ? intval( $input['poll_interval'] ) : $defaults['poll_interval'];
+		$result['enable_css']       = isset( $input['enable_css'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_css'] ) : 0;
+		$result['show_feed']        = isset( $input['show_feed'] ) ? intval( $input['show_feed'] ) : 0;
+		$result['enable_shortcode'] = isset( $input['enable_shortcode'] ) ? intval( $input['enable_shortcode'] ) : 0;
 
 		return $result;
 	}
diff --git a/includes/class-scliveticker.php b/includes/class-scliveticker.php
index da80043..e8624f6 100644
--- a/includes/class-scliveticker.php
+++ b/includes/class-scliveticker.php
@@ -418,11 +418,12 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 */
 	protected static function default_options() {
 		return array(
-			'enable_ajax'    => 1,
-			'poll_interval'  => 60,
-			'enable_css'     => 1,
-			'show_feed'      => 0,
-			'reset_settings' => 0,
+			'enable_ajax'      => 1,
+			'poll_interval'    => 60,
+			'enable_css'       => 1,
+			'show_feed'        => 0,
+			'enable_shortcode' => 0,
+			'reset_settings'   => 0,
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -437,6 +438,10 @@ class SCLiveticker {
 	 * @return string HTML code of tick.
 	 */
 	private static function tick_html( $time, $title, $content, $id ) {
+		if ( self::$options['enable_shortcode'] ) {
+			$content = do_shortcode( $content );
+		}
+
 		return '<li class="sclt-tick" data-sclt-tick-id="' . esc_attr( $id ) . '">'
 			. '<span class="sclt-tick-time">' . esc_html( $time ) . '</span>'
 			. '<span class="sclt-tick-title">' . esc_html( $title ) . '</span>'