diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
index bc84d7fabe..9ca9fa5484 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-heading.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ partial "heading.html" (dict
   "level" .Level
-  "text" (plainify .Text)
+  "text" (.Text | plainify | safeHTML)
   "id" (.Attributes.id | default .Anchor)
   "class" .Attributes.class
   )