diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities-search.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities-search.inc
index cbdc939355..433c92703d 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities-search.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities-search.inc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             <option value="is">is exactly</option>
             [% END %]
         </select>
-        <input id="value_mainentry" type="text" name="value" value="[% value %]" />
+        <input id="value_mainentry" type="text" name="value" value="[% value | html%]" />
         <select name="orderby">
             [% IF ( orderby == 'HeadingAsc' ) %]
             <option value="HeadingAsc" selected="selected">Heading A-Z</option>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             <option value="is">is exactly</option>
             [% END %]
         </select>
-        <input id="value_matchheading" type="text" name="value" value="[% value %]" />
+        <input id="value_matchheading" type="text" name="value" value="[% value | html %]" />
         <select name="orderby">
             [% IF ( orderby == 'HeadingAsc' ) %]
             <option value="HeadingAsc" selected="selected">Heading A-Z</option>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
             <option value="is">is exactly</option>
             [% END %]
         </select>
-        <input id="value_anywhere" type="text" name="value" value="[% value %]" />
+        <input id="value_anywhere" type="text" name="value" value="[% value | html %]" />
         <select name="orderby">
             [% IF ( orderby == 'HeadingAsc' ) %]
             <option value="HeadingAsc" selected="selected">Heading A-Z</option>