diff --git a/src/controllers/category.js b/src/controllers/category.js
index 1c3a7d8f82..44755f2f7f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/category.js
+++ b/src/controllers/category.js
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ function addTags(categoryData, res) {
 		res.locals.metaTags.push({
 			property: 'og:image',
 			content: categoryData.backgroundImage,
+			noEscape: true,
 		});
 	}