diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f70a2ecab..d35270732 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #10031: py domain: Fix spurious whitespace in unparsing various operators (``+``,
   ``-``, ``~``, and ``**``). Patch by Adam Turner.
 * #10460: logging: Always show node source locations as absolute paths.
+* HTML Search: HTML tags are displayed as a part of object name
 * #10520: HTML Theme: Fix use of sidebar classes in ``agogo.css_t``.
 * #6679: HTML Theme: Fix inclusion of hidden toctrees in the agogo theme.
 * #10566: HTML Theme: Fix enable_search_shortcuts does not work
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js
index 5ed91c92d..bd04b0490 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const _displayItem = (item, highlightTerms, searchTerms) => {
   linkEl.href = linkUrl + "?" + params.toString() + anchor;
   linkEl.innerHTML = title;
   if (descr)
-    listItem.appendChild(document.createElement("span")).innerText =
+    listItem.appendChild(document.createElement("span")).innerHTML =
       " (" + descr + ")";
   else if (showSearchSummary)
     fetch(requestUrl)