diff --git a/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_linters.py b/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_linters.py
index bc7f560fbb..069b45656b 100644
--- a/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_linters.py
+++ b/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_linters.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class TestUnderscoreTemplateLinter(TestLinter):
         self.assertEqual(results.violations[1].is_disabled, False)
 
     @data(
+        {'template': '<%= edx.HtmlUtils.ensureHtml(message) %>'},
         {'template': '<%= HtmlUtils.ensureHtml(message) %>'},
         {'template': '<%= _.escape(message) %>'},
     )
diff --git a/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_main.py b/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_main.py
index e8e272131b..c0cef69bfe 100644
--- a/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/scripts/xsslint/tests/test_main.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TestXSSLinter(TestCase):
         # Assert no rule totals.
         self.assertIsNone(re.search(r'{}:\s*{} violations'.format(self.ruleset.python_parse_error.rule_id, 0), output))
         # Assert final total
-        self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{} violations total'.format(7), output))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{} violations total'.format(5), output))
 
     def test_lint_with_verbose(self):
         """
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class TestXSSLinter(TestCase):
         # Assert no rule totals.
         self.assertIsNone(re.search(r'{}:\s*{} violations'.format(self.ruleset.python_parse_error.rule_id, 0), output))
         # Assert final total
-        self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{} violations total'.format(7), output))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{} violations total'.format(5), output))
 
     def test_lint_with_rule_totals(self):
         """
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class TestXSSLinter(TestCase):
         # Assert totals output.
         self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{}:\s*{} violations'.format(self.ruleset.python_parse_error.rule_id, 0), output))
         self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{}:\s*{} violations'.format(self.ruleset.python_wrap_html.rule_id, 1), output))
-        self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{} violations total'.format(7), output))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(r'{} violations total'.format(5), output))
 
     def test_lint_with_list_files(self):
         """
diff --git a/scripts/xsslint/xsslint/linters.py b/scripts/xsslint/xsslint/linters.py
index 953cc5d8b2..840b2fce98 100644
--- a/scripts/xsslint/xsslint/linters.py
+++ b/scripts/xsslint/xsslint/linters.py
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ class UnderscoreTemplateLinter(BaseLinter):
 
         Safe examples::
 
+            <%= edx.HtmlUtils.ensureHtml(message) %>
             <%= HtmlUtils.ensureHtml(message) %>
             <%= _.escape(message) %>
 
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ class UnderscoreTemplateLinter(BaseLinter):
             True if the Expression has been safely escaped, and False otherwise.
 
         """
+        if expression.expression_inner.startswith('edx.HtmlUtils.'):
+            return True
         if expression.expression_inner.startswith('HtmlUtils.'):
             return True
         if expression.expression_inner.startswith('_.escape('):