diff --git a/app/views/issue_relations/_form.rhtml b/app/views/issue_relations/_form.rhtml
index fdf0582f..4f955ac4 100644
--- a/app/views/issue_relations/_form.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issue_relations/_form.rhtml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <p><%= f.select :relation_type, collection_for_relation_type_select, {}, :onchange => "setPredecessorFieldsVisibility();" %>
 <%= l(:label_issue) %> #<%= f.text_field :issue_to_id, :size => 10 %>
 <div id="related_issue_candidates" class="autocomplete"></div>
-<%= javascript_tag "observeRelatedIssueField('#{auto_complete_issues_path(:id => @issue, :project_id => @project) }')" %>
+<%= javascript_tag "observeRelatedIssueField('#{auto_complete_issues_path(:id => @issue, :project_id => @project, :escape => false) }')" %>
 <span id="predecessor_fields" style="display:none;">
 <%= l(:field_delay) %>: <%= f.text_field :delay, :size => 3 %> <%= l(:label_day_plural) %>
 </span>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml b/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml
index 2f4996a9..2c78cc46 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_form.rhtml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_subtasks, @project) %>
 <p id="parent_issue"><%= f.text_field :parent_issue_id, :size => 10 %></p>
 <div id="parent_issue_candidates" class="autocomplete"></div>
-<%= javascript_tag "observeParentIssueField('#{auto_complete_issues_path(:id => @issue, :project_id => @project) }')" %>
+<%= javascript_tag "observeParentIssueField('#{auto_complete_issues_path(:id => @issue, :project_id => @project, :escape => false) }')" %>
 <% end %>
 
 <p><%= f.text_area :description,