diff --git a/wp-admin/categories.js b/wp-admin/categories.js
index e0adc47f40..3cee6c68e2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/categories.js
+++ b/wp-admin/categories.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ addLoadEvent(function() {
 	if (!theList.theList) return false;
 	document.forms.addcat.submit.onclick = function(e) {return killSubmit('theList.ajaxAdder("cat", "addcat");', e); };
 	theList.addComplete = function(what, where, update, transport) {
-		var name = getNodeValue(transport.responseXML, 'name');
+		var name = getNodeValue(transport.responseXML, 'name').unescapeHTML();
 		var id = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName(what)[0].getAttribute('id');
 		var options = document.forms['addcat'].category_parent.options;
 		options[options.length] = new Option(name, id);