diff --git a/modules/media_wysiwyg/js/media_wysiwyg.filter.js b/modules/media_wysiwyg/js/media_wysiwyg.filter.js
index 6f906b7..dffffa9 100644
--- a/modules/media_wysiwyg/js/media_wysiwyg.filter.js
+++ b/modules/media_wysiwyg/js/media_wysiwyg.filter.js
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
       info.link_text = this.overrideLinkTitle(info);
       // Apply link_text if present.
       if ((info.link_text) && (!info.fields || !info.fields.external_url || info.fields.external_url.length === 0)) {
-        $('a', element).html(info.link_text);
+        $('a', element).html($("<textarea/>").html(info.link_text).val());
       }
 
       return element;