diff --git a/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py b/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
index ce503d146..9085653d6 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class PlaceListModel(PlaceBaseModel, FlatBaseModel):
         FlatBaseModel.destroy(self)
 
     def column_name(self, data):
-        return cuni(data[2])
+        return cgi.escape(cuni(data[2]))
 
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