diff --git a/src/definition.cpp b/src/definition.cpp
index 19f4bd9ca71..6cb26de2ee8 100644
--- a/src/definition.cpp
+++ b/src/definition.cpp
@@ -1568,12 +1568,12 @@ QCString Definition::navigationPathAsString() const
     if (definitionType()==Definition::TypeGroup && ((const GroupDef*)this)->groupTitle())
     {
       result+="<a class=\"el\" href=\"$relpath^"+getOutputFileBase()+Doxygen::htmlFileExtension+"\">"+
-              ((const GroupDef*)this)->groupTitle()+"</a>";
+              convertToHtml(((const GroupDef*)this)->groupTitle())+"</a>";
     }
     else if (definitionType()==Definition::TypePage && !((const PageDef*)this)->title().isEmpty())
     {
       result+="<a class=\"el\" href=\"$relpath^"+getOutputFileBase()+Doxygen::htmlFileExtension+"\">"+
-              ((const PageDef*)this)->title()+"</a>";
+              convertToHtml(((const PageDef*)this)->title())+"</a>";
     }
     else if (definitionType()==Definition::TypeClass)
     {
@@ -1584,17 +1584,17 @@ QCString Definition::navigationPathAsString() const
       }
       result+="<a class=\"el\" href=\"$relpath^"+getOutputFileBase()+Doxygen::htmlFileExtension;
       if (!anchor().isEmpty()) result+="#"+anchor();
-      result+="\">"+name+"</a>";
+      result+="\">"+convertToHtml(name)+"</a>";
     }
     else
     {
       result+="<a class=\"el\" href=\"$relpath^"+getOutputFileBase()+Doxygen::htmlFileExtension+"\">"+
-              locName+"</a>";
+              convertToHtml(locName)+"</a>";
     }
   }
   else
   {
-    result+="<b>"+locName+"</b>";
+    result+="<b>"+convertToHtml(locName)+"</b>";
   }
   result+="</li>";
   return result;