diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/render-tag.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/render-tag.js
index d0fbb81515e..87d97bebb68 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/render-tag.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/render-tag.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function defaultRenderTag(tag, params) {
     " class='" +
     classes.join(" ") +
     "'>" +
-    visibleName +
+    (params.displayName ? escape(params.displayName) : visibleName) +
     "</" +
     tagName +
     ">";