diff --git a/mod/data/index.php b/mod/data/index.php
index 80eecf7224d..292098d94e4 100644
--- a/mod/data/index.php
+++ b/mod/data/index.php
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ if ($rss) {
     array_push($table->align, 'center');
 }
 
-$options = new stdClass();
-$options->noclean = true;
-
 $currentsection = "";
 
 foreach ($datas as $data) {
@@ -130,10 +127,12 @@ foreach ($datas as $data) {
             }
             $currentsection = $data->section;
         }
-        $row = array ($printsection, $link, format_text($data->intro, $data->introformat, $options), $numrecords, $numunapprovedrecords);
+        $row = array($printsection, $link, format_module_intro('data', $data, $data->coursemodule),
+            $numrecords, $numunapprovedrecords);
 
     } else {
-        $row = array ($link, format_text($data->intro, $data->introformat, $options), $numrecords, $numunapprovedrecords);
+        $row = array($link, format_module_intro('data', $data, $data->coursemodule),
+            $numrecords, $numunapprovedrecords);
     }
 
     if ($rss) {
diff --git a/mod/data/tests/behat/data_activities.feature b/mod/data/tests/behat/data_activities.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5274cffa7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/data/tests/behat/data_activities.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+@mod @mod_data
+Feature: Users can view the list of data activities and their formatted descriptions
+
+  Background:
+    Given the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email                |
+      | student1 | Bob       | 1        | student1@example.com |
+      | teacher1 | Teacher   | 1        | teacher1@example.com |
+    And the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | category |
+      | Course 1 | C1        | 0        |
+    And the following "course enrolments" exist:
+      | user     | course | role           |
+      | teacher1 | C1     | editingteacher |
+      | student1 | C1     | student        |
+    And the following "activities" exist:
+      | activity | name            | intro                                                                     | course | idnumber |
+      | data     | Test database 1 | This is an intro without an image                                         | C1     | data1    |
+      | data     | Test database 2 | This is an intro with an image: <img src="@@PLUGINFILE@@/some_image.jpg"> | C1     | data2    |
+    And I log in as "admin"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage with editing mode on
+    And I add the "Activities" block
+    And I log out
+
+  Scenario: Teachers can view the list of data activities and their formatted descriptions
+    Given I log in as "teacher1"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
+    When I follow "Databases"
+    Then I should see "Test database 1"
+    And I should see "Test database 2"
+    And I should see "This is an intro without an image"
+    And I should see "This is an intro with an image: "
+    And "//img[contains(@src, 'some_image.jpg')]" "xpath_element" should exist
+    And "//img[contains(@src, '@@PLUGINFILE@@/some_image.jpg')]" "xpath_element" should not exist
+    And I log out
+
+  Scenario: Students can view the list of data activities and their formatted descriptions
+    Given I log in as "student1"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
+    When I follow "Databases"
+    Then I should see "Test database 1"
+    And I should see "Test database 2"
+    And I should see "This is an intro without an image"
+    And I should see "This is an intro with an image: "
+    And "//img[contains(@src, 'some_image.jpg')]" "xpath_element" should exist
+    And "//img[contains(@src, '@@PLUGINFILE@@/some_image.jpg')]" "xpath_element" should not exist
+    And I log out