diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/user-deleted-posts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/user-deleted-posts.js
index 3833d75aa9d..a013a590154 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/user-deleted-posts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/user-deleted-posts.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default class UserDeletedPosts extends DiscourseRoute {
 
     model.content.forEach((item) => {
       if (item.title) {
-        item.set("title", emojiUnescape(escapeExpression(item.title)));
+        item.set("titleHtml", emojiUnescape(escapeExpression(item.title)));
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/user-deleted-posts-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/user-deleted-posts-test.js
index f3fbf7c0898..1eb2ea6202c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/user-deleted-posts-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/user-deleted-posts-test.js
@@ -26,4 +26,11 @@ acceptance("User's deleted posts page", function (needs) {
       .dom(".user-stream-item [data-topic-id='34']")
       .hasText("Another topic's text");
   });
+
+  test("Displays the posts with the correct links", async function (assert) {
+    await visit(`/u/eviltrout/deleted-posts`);
+    assert
+      .dom(".user-stream-item .title")
+      .hasText("Localization of UI elements");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/fixtures/post.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/fixtures/post.js
index 98ef857d7e8..9a75e4288a0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/fixtures/post.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/fixtures/post.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export default {
     can_wiki: true,
     read: true,
     user_title: null,
+    title: "Private message to you",
     actions_summary: [
       {
         id: 3,
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export default {
     can_delete: false,
     can_recover: true,
     user_title: null,
+    title: "Localization of UI elements",
     raw: "Any plans to support localization of UI elements, so that I (for example) could set up a completely German speaking forum?",
     actions_summary: [
       { id: 2, count: 0, hidden: false, can_act: true },