diff --git a/src/slackify_markdown/slackify.py b/src/slackify_markdown/slackify.py
index 3b16803..240d84f 100644
--- a/src/slackify_markdown/slackify.py
+++ b/src/slackify_markdown/slackify.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # Todo: Clean code before release.
 class SlackifyMarkdown(RendererHTML):
 
+    _in_heading = False
+
     SUPPORTED_TOKENS = [
         "text",
         "inline",
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ def heading_open(
         options: Dict[str, Any],
         env: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> str:
+        self.__class__._in_heading = True
         return "*"
 
     def heading_close(
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ def heading_close(
         options: Dict[str, Any],
         env: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> str:
+        self.__class__._in_heading = False
         return "*\n\n"
 
     def strong_open(
@@ -130,6 +134,8 @@ def strong_open(
         options: Dict[str, Any],
         env: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> str:
+        if self._in_heading:
+            return ""
         return "*"
 
     def strong_close(
@@ -139,6 +145,8 @@ def strong_close(
         options: Dict[str, Any],
         env: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> str:
+        if self._in_heading:
+            return ""
         return "*"
 
     def em_open(
diff --git a/tests/test_convert.py b/tests/test_convert.py
index 86343dc..9519f93 100644
--- a/tests/test_convert.py
+++ b/tests/test_convert.py
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ def test_headings():
     assert slackify_markdown(mrkdown) == slack
 
 
+def test_heading_with_bold():
+    assert slackify_markdown("### **Step 1**: Description here") == "*Step 1: Description here*\n\n"
+    assert slackify_markdown("### **Step 1**") == "*Step 1*\n\n"
+    assert slackify_markdown("# **Test**: text") == "*Test: text*\n\n"
+
+
 def test_bold():
     mrkdown = "**bold text**"
     slack = "*bold text*\n"