diff --git a/link.module b/link.module
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e17c26f..2197457
--- a/link.module
+++ b/link.module
@@ -1049,7 +1049,10 @@ function theme_link_formatter_link_domain($vars) {
  * Formats a link's title as plain text.
  */
 function theme_link_formatter_link_title_plain($vars) {
-  return empty($vars['element']['title']) ? '' : check_plain($vars['element']['title']);
+  $link_options = $vars['element'];
+  $title = empty($vars['element']['title']) ? '' : $vars['element']['title'];
+  $title = $link_options['html'] ? $title : check_plain($title);
+  return $title;
 }
 
 /**