diff --git a/module/kanban/control.php b/module/kanban/control.php
index 3b6c728653..7744008799 100644
--- a/module/kanban/control.php
+++ b/module/kanban/control.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class kanban extends control
         }
 
         $space = $this->kanban->getSpaceById($spaceID);
-        $space->desc = strip_tags($space->desc);
+        $space->desc = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars_decode($space->desc));
 
         $typeList = $this->lang->kanbanspace->typeList;
         if($space->type == 'cooperation' or $space->type == 'public') unset($typeList['private']);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class kanban extends control
         }
 
         $kanban       = $this->kanban->getByID($kanbanID);
-        $kanban->desc = strip_tags($kanban->desc);
+        $kanban->desc = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars_decode($kanban->desc));
 
         $space      = $this->kanban->getSpaceById($kanban->space);
         $spaceUsers = trim($space->owner) . ',' . trim($space->team);
diff --git a/module/kanban/view/space.html.php b/module/kanban/view/space.html.php
index 3fda453e7d..8b754823b9 100644
--- a/module/kanban/view/space.html.php
+++ b/module/kanban/view/space.html.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
               <?php echo $space->name;?>
             </p>
           </div>
-          <?php $space->desc = empty($space->desc) ? $lang->kanban->emptyDesc : strip_tags($space->desc);?>
+          <?php $space->desc = empty($space->desc) ? $lang->kanban->emptyDesc : strip_tags(htmlspecialchars_decode($space->desc));?>
           <p class="spaceDesc text-ellipsis text-primary" title='<?php echo $space->desc;?>'><?php echo $space->desc;?></p>
         </div>
         <div class='spaceActions pull-right'>