diff --git a/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/FrequentlySearched.html b/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/FrequentlySearched.html
index ad3d591782..f0f47d1987 100644
--- a/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/FrequentlySearched.html
+++ b/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/FrequentlySearched.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 			<ul class="list-group list-group-flush collapse show" id="frequendSearches">
 				<f:for each="{frequentSearches}" as="searchedForInfo">
 					<li class="list-group-item {searchedForInfo.class}">
-						<a href="{s:uri.search.startNewSearch(queryString: searchedForInfo.q)}" class="solr-ajaxified">{searchedForInfo.q}</a>
+						<a href="{s:uri.search.startNewSearch(queryString: searchedForInfo.q)}" class="solr-ajaxified"><f:format.htmlentities>{searchedForInfo.q}</f:format.htmlentities></a>
 					</li>
 				</f:for>
 			</ul>
diff --git a/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/LastSearches.html b/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/LastSearches.html
index e2bbc9f35a..873e9dce5d 100644
--- a/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/LastSearches.html
+++ b/Resources/Private/Partials/Search/LastSearches.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 			<ul class="list-group collapse show" id="lastSearches">
 				<f:for each="{lastSearches}" as="searchedFor">
 					<li class="list-group-item">
-						<a href="{s:uri.search.startNewSearch(queryString: searchedFor)}" class="solr-ajaxified">{searchedFor}</a>
+						<a href="{s:uri.search.startNewSearch(queryString: searchedFor)}" class="solr-ajaxified"><f:format.htmlentities>{searchedFor}</f:format.htmlentities></a>
 					</li>
 				</f:for>
 			</ul>