diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.rss.xml b/layouts/_default/list.rss.xml
index 9deea112..8ea2fd32 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.rss.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                     {{ $external := and $subpage.Params.link (not ($subpage.Param "paige.feeds.disable_link")) | not | not }}
                     {{ $id := printf "tag:%s,%s:%s" (urls.Parse site.BaseURL).Host ($subpage.PublishDate.Format "2006-01-02") (cond ($subpage.Params.id | not) $subpage.RelPermalink $subpage.Params.id) }}
                     {{ $published := $subpage.PublishDate.Format $date }}
-                    {{ $title := $subpage.Title | markdownify | plainify }}
+                    {{ $title := $subpage.Title | markdownify | plainify | htmlUnescape | transform.XMLEscape }}
 
                     {{ $link := cond $external (htmlEscape $subpage.Params.link) $subpage.Permalink }}