diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/overview/SearchItem.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/overview/SearchItem.qml
index 6ca0f43b5..42649b9a3 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/overview/SearchItem.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/overview/SearchItem.qml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ RippleButton {
                     color: root.colForeground
                     horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
                     elide: Text.ElideRight
-                    text: root.selected ? root.itemName : root.displayContent
+                    text: root.selected ? StringUtils.escapeHtml(root.itemName) : root.displayContent
                 }
             }
             Loader { // Clipboard image preview