diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml b/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
index 6040775f..91f3d291 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.atom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
                 {{ $id := printf "tag:%s,%s:%s" (urls.Parse site.BaseURL).Host (.PublishDate.Format "2006-01-02") .RelPermalink }}
                 {{ $lastmod := .Lastmod.Format $date }}
                 {{ $published := .PublishDate.Format $date }}
-                {{ $title := markdownify .Title }}
+                {{ $title := .Title | markdownify | plainify | htmlUnescape }}
 
                 {{ $link := cond $external .Params.link .Permalink }}