diff --git a/lib/jekyll-feed/meta-tag.rb b/lib/jekyll-feed/meta-tag.rb
index 76da23f0..6a47a095 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll-feed/meta-tag.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll-feed/meta-tag.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class MetaTag < Liquid::Tag
 
     def render(context)
       @context = context
-      attrs    = attributes.map { |k, v| %(#{k}="#{v}") }.join(" ")
+      attrs    = attributes.map { |k, v| %(#{k}=#{v.encode(:xml => :attr)}) }.join(" ")
       "<link #{attrs} />"
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/jekyll-feed_spec.rb b/spec/jekyll-feed_spec.rb
index aa5596fb..8df3d4d7 100644
--- a/spec/jekyll-feed_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jekyll-feed_spec.rb
@@ -207,6 +207,15 @@
         expect(feed.title.content).to eql(site_title)
       end
     end
+
+    context "with site.title has special characters" do
+      let(:site_title) { "My Site Title <&>" }
+      let(:overrides) { { "title" => site_title } }
+
+      it "uses encoded site.title for the title" do
+        expect(feed.title.content).to eql(site_title.encode(xml: :text))
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context "smartify" do