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 f8f2471bd7..73598d8e7c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/member.tt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var dtMemberResults;
 var search = 1;
 $(document).ready(function() {
     [% IF searchmember %]
-        $("#searchmember_filter").val("[% searchmember %]");
+        $("#searchmember_filter").val("[% searchmember | html %]");
     [% END %]
     [% IF searchfieldstype %]
         $("searchfieldstype_filter").val("[% searchfieldstype %]");
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ function filterByFirstLetterSurname(letter) {
 
           <div id="searchresults">
             <div id="searchheader">
-              <h3>Patrons found for: <span id="searchpattern">[% IF searchmember %] for '[% searchmember %]'[% END %]</span></h3>
+              <h3>Patrons found for: <span id="searchpattern">[% IF searchmember %] for '[% searchmember | html %]'[% END %]</span></h3>
             </div>
             [% IF CAN_user_tools_manage_patron_lists %]
               <div id="searchheader">