diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/formatters.js b/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/formatters.js
index 3597a1e2c1..3177ded480 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/formatters.js
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_management/priv/www/js/formatters.js
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ function fmt_idle_long(obj) {
 }
 
 function fmt_escape_html(txt) {
-    return txt.replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+    return txt.replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+        .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
         .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
         .replace(/\n/g, '<br/>')
         .replace(/\"/g, '&quot;');