diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 356c2fab4c..adfa90e409 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function notags($string) {
 if(! function_exists('escape_tags')) {
 function escape_tags($string) {
 
-	return(htmlspecialchars($string));
+	return(htmlspecialchars($string, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8', false));
 }}