diff --git a/db_datadict.php b/db_datadict.php
index e67c096c3..938ebf7a1 100644
--- a/db_datadict.php
+++ b/db_datadict.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ while ($row = PMA_DBI_fetch_assoc($rowset)) {
 
     echo '<div>' . "\n";
 
-    echo '<h2>' . $table . '</h2>' . "\n";
+    echo '<h2>' . htmlspecialchars($table) . '</h2>' . "\n";
 
     /**
      * Gets table informations