diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgAutogrow.directive.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgAutogrow.directive.js
index 1daf07f40..760be1449 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgAutogrow.directive.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgAutogrow.directive.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
         function AutoGrowTextArea() {
           $timeout(function() {
-            content = textarea.value;
+            content = textarea.value.encodeEntities();
             content = content.replace(/\n/g, '<br>');
             hiddenDiv.innerHTML = content + '<br style="line-height: 3px;">';
             hiddenDiv.style.visibility = 'hidden';