diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc
index 4e970c7980..089680f25a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         [% IF l.selected %]
             <option value="[% l.branchcode | html %]" selected="selected">[% l.branchname %]</option>
         [% ELSE %]
-            <option value="[% l.branchcode | html %]">[% l.branchname %]</option>
+            <option value="[% l.branchcode | html %]">[% l.branchname |html %]</option>
         [% END%]
     [% END %]
 [% END %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc
index ad82db303c..a10fc2fb7e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                     [% IF b.selected %]
                         <option value="[% b.branchcode %]" selected="selected">[% b.branchname %]</option>
                     [% ELSE %]
-                        <option value="[% b.branchcode %]">[% b.branchname %]</option>
+                        <option value="[% b.branchcode %]">[% b.branchname |html %]</option>
                     [% END %]
                 [% END %]
             </select>
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@
                 <option value="">Any</option>
                 [% FOREACH category IN categories %]
                     [% IF category.categorycode == categorycode_filter %]
-                        <option value="[% category.categorycode %]" selected="selected">[% category.description %]</option>
+                        <option value="[% category.categorycode %]" selected="selected">[% category.description |html %]</option>
                     [% ELSE %]
-                        <option value="[% category.categorycode %]">[% category.description %]</option>
+                        <option value="[% category.categorycode %]">[% category.description |html %]</option>
                     [% END %]
                 [% END %]
             </select>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-toolbar.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-toolbar.inc
index 1952483963..11cd6392e3 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-toolbar.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-toolbar.inc
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
     <div class="btn-group">
         <button class="btn btn-small dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i> New patron <span class="caret"></span></button>
             <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-                [% FOREACH category IN categories %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl?op=add&amp;categorycode=[% category.categorycode %]">[% category.description %]</a></li>[% END %]
+                [% FOREACH category IN categories %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl?op=add&amp;categorycode=[% category.categorycode %]">[% category.description |html %]</a></li>[% END %]
             </ul>
     </div>
     [% IF Koha.Preference('PatronQuickAddFields') || Koha.Preference('BorrowerMandatoryField') %]
     <div class="btn-group">
         <button class="btn btn-small dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i> Quick add new patron <span class="caret"></span></button>
             <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-                [% FOREACH category IN categories %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl?op=add&amp;categorycode=[% category.categorycode %]&amp;quickadd=true">[% category.description %]</a></li>[% END %]
+                [% FOREACH category IN categories %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl?op=add&amp;categorycode=[% category.categorycode %]&amp;quickadd=true">[% category.description |html %]</a></li>[% END %]
             </ul>
     </div>
     [% END %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member.tt
index f10429a33d..364b26b93a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member.tt
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ function filterByFirstLetterSurname(letter) {
                               [% IF patron_lists %]
                                   <optgroup label="Patron lists:">
                                       [% FOREACH pl IN patron_lists %]
-                                          <option value="[% pl.patron_list_id %]">[% pl.name %]</option>
+                                          <option value="[% pl.patron_list_id %]">[% pl.name |html %]</option>
                                       [% END %]
                                   </optgroup>
                               [% END %]
@@ -496,9 +496,9 @@ function filterByFirstLetterSurname(letter) {
                 <option value="">Any</option>
                 [% FOREACH cat IN categories %]
                   [% IF cat.categorycode == categorycode_filter %]
-                    <option selected="selected" value="[% cat.categorycode %]">[% cat.description %]</option>
+                    <option selected="selected" value="[% cat.categorycode %]">[% cat.description |html %]</option>
                   [% ELSE %]
-                    <option value="[% cat.categorycode %]">[% cat.description %]</option>
+                    <option value="[% cat.categorycode %]">[% cat.description |html %]</option>
                   [% END %]
                 [% END %]
               </select>