diff --git a/openedx/core/djangolib/markup.py b/openedx/core/djangolib/markup.py
index 77b081737c..0cea1d4af9 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangolib/markup.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangolib/markup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Utilities for use in Mako markup.
 """
 
 import markupsafe
+import bleach
+from mako.filters import decode
 
 # Text() can be used to declare a string as plain text, as HTML() is used
 # for HTML.  It simply wraps markupsafe's escape, which will HTML-escape if
@@ -31,3 +33,24 @@ def HTML(html):                                 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
     """
     return markupsafe.Markup(html)
+
+
+def strip_all_tags_but_br(string_to_strip):
+    """
+    Strips all tags from a string except <br/>
+
+    Usage:
+        <%page expression_filter="h"/>
+        <%!
+        from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import strip_all_tags_but_br
+        %>
+        ${accomplishment_course_title | n, strip_all_tags_but_br}
+    """
+
+    if string_to_strip is None:
+        string_to_strip = ""
+
+    string_to_strip = decode.utf8(string_to_strip)
+    string_to_strip = bleach.clean(string_to_strip, tags=['br'], strip=True)
+
+    return string_to_strip
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangolib/tests/test_markup.py b/openedx/core/djangolib/tests/test_markup.py
index cd6b9b01ec..f8a347bace 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangolib/tests/test_markup.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangolib/tests/test_markup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ungettext
 from mako.template import Template
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 
-from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
+from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text, strip_all_tags_but_br
 
 
 @attr(shard=2)
@@ -74,3 +74,19 @@ class FormatHtmlTest(unittest.TestCase):
         for i in [1, 2]:
             out = Text(ungettext("1 & {}", "2 & {}", i)).format(HTML("<>"))
             self.assertEqual(out, "{} &amp; <>".format(i))
+
+    def test_strip_all_tags_but_br_filter(self):
+        """ Verify filter removes every tags except br """
+        template = Template(
+            """
+                <%page expression_filter="h"/>
+                <%!
+                from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import strip_all_tags_but_br
+                %>
+                ${" course <br> title <script>" | n, strip_all_tags_but_br}
+            """
+        )
+        rendered_template = template.render()
+
+        self.assertIn('<br>', rendered_template)
+        self.assertNotIn('<script>', rendered_template)