diff --git a/mkdocs/contrib/search/templates/search/main.js b/mkdocs/contrib/search/templates/search/main.js
index c5ccfa61a8..a5e469d7c8 100644
--- a/mkdocs/contrib/search/templates/search/main.js
+++ b/mkdocs/contrib/search/templates/search/main.js
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ function joinUrl (base, path) {
   return base + "/" + path;
 }
 
+function escapeHtml (value) {
+  return value.replace(/&/g, '&')
+    .replace(/"/g, '"')
+    .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+    .replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
+}
+
 function formatResult (location, title, summary) {
-  return '<article><h3><a href="' + joinUrl(base_url, location) + '">'+ title + '</a></h3><p>' + summary +'</p></article>';
+  return '<article><h3><a href="' + joinUrl(base_url, location) + '">'+ escapeHtml(title) + '</a></h3><p>' + escapeHtml(summary) +'</p></article>';
 }
 
 function displayResults (results) {