diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fd2ee2..f63c591 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project uses semantic versioning while it remains pre-1.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Restored source-compatible `Markdown(...)` constructor application for callers
+  outside `scalatui.markdown` after the render cache introduced in `0.7.0`
+  accidentally shadowed the public class with a private companion.
+
 ## [0.7.0] - 2026-07-21
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/markdown/src/scalatui/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.scala b/markdown/src/scalatui/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.scala
index 47ad9d0..36327ed 100644
--- a/markdown/src/scalatui/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.scala
+++ b/markdown/src/scalatui/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.scala
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ final class Markdown(
   private var currentText     = initialText
   private var currentPaddingX = paddingX
   private var currentPaddingY = paddingY
-  private var cachedRender    = Option.empty[Markdown.RenderCache]
+  private var cachedRender    = Option.empty[MarkdownRenderCache.Entry]
 
   def text: String = currentText
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ final class Markdown(
           ) => cache.render
       case _ =>
         val rendered = ComponentRender.text(renderLines(safeWidth, horizontal, vertical))
-        cachedRender = Some(Markdown.RenderCache(
+        cachedRender = Some(MarkdownRenderCache.Entry(
           currentText,
           safeWidth,
           horizontal,
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ final class Markdown(
     val blank        = " ".repeat(safeWidth)
     Vector.fill(paddingY)(blank) ++ content ++ Vector.fill(paddingY)(blank)
 
-private object Markdown:
-  final case class RenderCache(
+private object MarkdownRenderCache:
+  final case class Entry(
       text: String,
       width: Int,
       paddingX: Int,
diff --git a/markdown/test/src/scalatui/markdown/consumer/MarkdownPublicApiSuite.scala b/markdown/test/src/scalatui/markdown/consumer/MarkdownPublicApiSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d78222d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/markdown/test/src/scalatui/markdown/consumer/MarkdownPublicApiSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package scalatui.markdown.consumer
+
+import scalatui.markdown.Markdown
+
+final class MarkdownPublicApiSuite extends munit.FunSuite:
+  test("Markdown supports constructor application outside its package"):
+    val component = Markdown("# Public API")
+
+    assertEquals(component.text, "# Public API")