diff --git a/include/lib/class_itext.php b/include/lib/class_itext.php
index de639efeb..4d9fa966e 100644
--- a/include/lib/class_itext.php
+++ b/include/lib/class_itext.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
                     ',$this->style,
                     $this->id,
                     $this->name,
-                    $this->value,
+                    htmlentities($this->value, ENT_COMPAT, "UTF-8"),
                     $this->placeholder,
                     $this->title,
                     $this->size,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
                     ',$this->style,
                     $this->id,
                     $this->name,
-                    $this->value,
+                    htmlentities($this->value, ENT_COMPAT, "UTF-8"),
                     $this->placeholder,
                     $this->title,
                     $this->css_size,