diff --git a/apps/user_openid/settings.php b/apps/user_openid/settings.php
index 921fa371dd..062322f6fe 100644
--- a/apps/user_openid/settings.php
+++ b/apps/user_openid/settings.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 $tmpl = new OCP\Template( 'user_openid', 'settings');
 $identity=OCP\Config::getUserValue(OCP\USER::getUser(),'user_openid','identity','');
-$tmpl->assign('identity',$identity);
+$tmpl->assign('identity',htmlentities($identity));
 
 OCP\Util::addscript('user_openid','settings');