diff --git a/src/gui/views/listview.py b/src/gui/views/listview.py
index 209ebde6d..219ca63ec 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/listview.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/listview.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
 
     def __init__(self, title, dbstate, uistate, columns, handle_col, 
                  make_model, signal_map, get_bookmarks, bm_type, nav_group,
-                 multiple=False, filter_class=None, markup=False):
+                 multiple=False, filter_class=None, markup=None):
         NavigationView.__init__(self, title, dbstate, uistate, 
                               get_bookmarks, bm_type, nav_group)
         #default is listviews keep themself in sync with database
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
         self.signal_map = signal_map
         self.multiple_selection = multiple
         self.generic_filter = None
-        self.markup_required = markup
+        if markup:
+            self.markup_columns = markup
+        else:
+            self.markup_columns = []
         dbstate.connect('database-changed', self.change_db)
 
     def type_list(self):
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
                 mcol = self.model.marker_column()
                 column.add_attribute(self.renderer, 'foreground', mcol)
 
-            if self.markup_required:
+            if pair[1] in self.markup_columns:
                 column.add_attribute(self.renderer, 'markup', pair[1])
             else:
                 column.add_attribute(self.renderer, 'text', pair[1])
diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
index 50fedb517..f792261af 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/placemodel.py
@@ -318,19 +318,22 @@ class PlaceTreeModel(PlaceBaseModel, TreeBaseModel):
             self.add_node(node3, handle, sort_key, handle, add_parent=False)
 
     def column_name(self, data):
-        if data[2]:
-            return unicode(data[2])
-        elif data[5] is not None:
+        name = ''
+        if data[5] is not None:
             level = [data[5][0][i] for i in range(4,-1,-1)]
             if not (level[3] or level[4]):
-                return unicode(level[2] or level[1] or level[0])
+                name = unicode(level[2] or level[1] or level[0])
             elif level[3] and level[4]:
-                return unicode(level[3] + ', ' + level[4])
+                name = unicode(level[3] + ', ' + level[4])
             elif level[3] or level[4]:
-                return unicode(level[3] or level[4])
-            else:
-                return u"<i>%s<i>" % cgi.escape(_("<no name>"))
-        return unicode(data[2])
+                name = unicode(level[3] or level[4])
+        if not name:
+            name = unicode(data[2])
+
+        if name:
+            return cgi.escape(name)
+        else:
+            return u"<i>%s<i>" % cgi.escape(_("<no name>"))
         
     def column_header(self, node):
         """
diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py b/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py
index eabfaa099..a6a844145 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class BasePersonView(ListView):
         _('Spouse'),
         _('Last Changed'),
         ]
+    # columns that contain markup
+    MARKUP_COLS = [COL_BDAT, COL_BPLAC, COL_DDAT, COL_DPLAC]
     # default setting with visible columns, order of the col, and their size
     CONFIGSETTINGS = (
         ('columns.visible', [COL_NAME, COL_ID, COL_GEN, COL_BDAT, COL_DDAT]),
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ class BasePersonView(ListView):
             Bookmarks.PersonBookmarks, nav_group,
             multiple=True,
             filter_class=PersonSidebarFilter,
-            markup=True)
+            markup=BasePersonView.MARKUP_COLS)
             
         self.func_list = {
             '<CONTROL>J' : self.jump,
diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py b/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py
index d52588c35..0bfd4e190 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/libplaceview.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ class PlaceBaseView(ListView):
         _('Last Changed'),
         _('Street'),
         ]
+    # columns that contain markup
+    MARKUP_COLS = [COL_NAME]
     # default setting with visible columns, order of the col, and their size
     CONFIGSETTINGS = (
         ('columns.visible', [COL_NAME, COL_ID, COL_STREET, COL_CITY, COL_STATE
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ class PlaceBaseView(ListView):
     QR_CATEGORY = CATEGORY_QR_PLACE
 
     def __init__(self, dbstate, uistate, title, model, nav_group,
-                 markup=False):
+                 markup=None):
 
         signal_map = {
             'place-add'     : self.row_add,
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/placetreeview.py b/src/plugins/view/placetreeview.py
index 49310da63..471b32a37 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/placetreeview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/placetreeview.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class PlaceTreeView(PlaceBaseView):
     def __init__(self, dbstate, uistate):
         PlaceBaseView.__init__(self, dbstate, uistate,
                                _('Place Tree View'), PlaceTreeModel,
-                               nav_group=0, markup=True)
+                               nav_group=0, markup=PlaceBaseView.MARKUP_COLS)
 
     def type_list(self):
         """