diff --git a/src/modules/mpris/mpris.cpp b/src/modules/mpris/mpris.cpp
index 6ebf34f7..13ba836d 100644
--- a/src/modules/mpris/mpris.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mpris/mpris.cpp
@@ -729,9 +729,12 @@ auto Mpris::update() -> void {
       auto tooltip_text = fmt::format(
           fmt::runtime(tooltipstr), fmt::arg("player", info.name),
           fmt::arg("status", info.status_string),
-          fmt::arg("artist", getArtistStr(info, tooltip_len_limits_)),
-          fmt::arg("title", getTitleStr(info, tooltip_len_limits_)),
-          fmt::arg("album", getAlbumStr(info, tooltip_len_limits_)),
+          fmt::arg("artist",
+                   std::string(Glib::Markup::escape_text(getArtistStr(info, tooltip_len_limits_)))),
+          fmt::arg("title",
+                   std::string(Glib::Markup::escape_text(getTitleStr(info, tooltip_len_limits_)))),
+          fmt::arg("album",
+                   std::string(Glib::Markup::escape_text(getAlbumStr(info, tooltip_len_limits_)))),
           fmt::arg("length", tooltipLength), fmt::arg("position", tooltipPosition),
           fmt::arg("dynamic", getDynamicStr(info, tooltip_len_limits_, false)),
           fmt::arg("player_icon", getIconFromJson(config_["player-icons"], info.name)),