diff --git a/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp b/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
index 032b85c8b..7660af746 100644
--- a/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
+++ b/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
@@ -286,3 +286,14 @@ void Text::detectAnchors()
         offset += htmledUrl.length();
     }
 }
+
+QString Text::toHtmlChars(const QString &str)
+{
+    static QList<QPair<QString, QString>> replaceList = {{"&","&amp;"}, {">","&gt;"}, {"<","&lt;"}};
+    QString res = str;
+
+    for (auto &it : replaceList)
+        res = res.replace(it.first,it.second);
+
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/src/chatlog/content/text.h b/src/chatlog/content/text.h
index 61b5ee866..8ef17499b 100644
--- a/src/chatlog/content/text.h
+++ b/src/chatlog/content/text.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ protected:
     int cursorFromPos(QPointF scenePos) const;
 
     void detectAnchors();
+    QString toHtmlChars(const QString& str);
 
 private:
     CustomTextDocument* doc = nullptr;