diff --git a/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php b/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php
index 14e58916d3..a2ce92fab7 100644
--- a/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php
+++ b/app/ivr_menus/ivr_menu_edit.php
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@
 			echo "</td>\n";
 
 			echo "<td class='formfld' align='left'>\n";
-			echo "	<input class='formfld' style='width:100px' type='text' name='ivr_menu_options[".$x."][ivr_menu_option_description]' maxlength='255' value=\"".$field['ivr_menu_option_description']."\">\n";
+			echo "	<input class='formfld' style='width:100px' type='text' name='ivr_menu_options[".$x."][ivr_menu_option_description]' maxlength='255' value=\"".escape($field['ivr_menu_option_description'])."\">\n";
 			echo "</td>\n";
 
 			if ($show_option_delete && permission_exists('ivr_menu_option_delete')) {