diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
index 9105ee2067..130ef01bb0 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ def create_xblock_info(xblock, data=None, metadata=None, include_ancestor_info=F
 
     xblock_info = {
         "id": unicode(xblock.location),
-        "display_name": xblock.display_name_with_default_escaped,
+        "display_name": xblock.display_name_with_default,
         "category": xblock.category,
         "edited_on": get_default_time_display(xblock.subtree_edited_on) if xblock.subtree_edited_on else None,
         "published": published,
@@ -1158,4 +1158,4 @@ def _xblock_type_and_display_name(xblock):
     """
     return _('{section_or_subsection} "{display_name}"').format(
         section_or_subsection=xblock_type_display_name(xblock),
-        display_name=xblock.display_name_with_default_escaped)
+        display_name=xblock.display_name_with_default)
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/course-outline.underscore b/cms/templates/js/course-outline.underscore
index 8d0f4a8eb2..235761c37d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/course-outline.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/course-outline.underscore
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ if (is_proctored_exam) {
         <% } %>
                 <% if (xblockInfo.isVertical()) { %>
                     <span class="unit-title item-title">
-                        <a href="<%= xblockInfo.get('studio_url') %>"><%= xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></a>
+                        <a href="<%= xblockInfo.get('studio_url') %>"><%- xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></a>
                     </span>
                 <% } else { %>
                     <span class="wrapper-<%= xblockType %>-title wrapper-xblock-field incontext-editor is-editable" data-field="display_name" data-field-display-name="<%= gettext("Display Name") %>">
-                        <span class="<%= xblockType %>-title item-title xblock-field-value incontext-editor-value"><%= xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></span>
+                        <span class="<%= xblockType %>-title item-title xblock-field-value incontext-editor-value"><%- xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></span>
                     </span>
                 <% } %>
             </h3>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/unit-outline.underscore b/cms/templates/js/unit-outline.underscore
index 191e10f0d7..7e2685716d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/unit-outline.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/unit-outline.underscore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <div class="<%= xblockType %>-header">
             <h3 class="<%= xblockType %>-header-details">
                 <span class="<%= xblockType %>-title item-title">
-                    <a href="<%= xblockInfo.get('studio_url') %>"><%= xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></a>
+                    <a href="<%= xblockInfo.get('studio_url') %>"><%- xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></a>
                 </span>
             </h3>
         </div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/xblock-outline.underscore b/cms/templates/js/xblock-outline.underscore
index c4cdc9ef9c..9c8c01475a 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/xblock-outline.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/xblock-outline.underscore
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
             <% } %>
 
                 <% if (xblockInfo.get('studio_url') && xblockInfo.get('category') !== 'chapter') { %>
-                    <a href="<%= xblockInfo.get('studio_url') %>"><%= xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></a>
+                    <a href="<%= xblockInfo.get('studio_url') %>"><%- xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></a>
                 <% } else { %>
                     <span class="wrapper-xblock-field is-editable" data-field="display_name">
-                        <span class="xblock-field-value"><%= xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></span>
+                        <span class="xblock-field-value"><%- xblockInfo.get('display_name') %></span>
                     </span>
                 <% } %>
             </h3>