diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go
index adcf384a4ff..7896d1d71a7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package view
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/api"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view_test.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view_test.go
index 7dba0f6dfca..626ff62ed3a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view_test.go
@@ -515,3 +515,86 @@ func Test_ViewRun_WithoutUsername(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "", stderr.String())
 	reg.Verify(t)
 }
+
+func Test_ViewRun_HandlesSpecialCharacters(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		opts       *ViewOptions
+		repoName   string
+		stdoutTTY  bool
+		wantOut    string
+		wantStderr string
+		wantErr    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "nontty",
+			wantOut: heredoc.Doc(`
+				name:	OWNER/REPO
+				description:	Some basic special characters " & / < > '
+				--
+				# < is always > than & ' and "
+				`),
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "no args",
+			stdoutTTY: true,
+			wantOut: heredoc.Doc(`
+				OWNER/REPO
+				Some basic special characters " & / < > '
+
+
+				  # < is always > than & ' and "                                              
+
+
+
+				View this repository on GitHub: https://github.com/OWNER/REPO
+			`),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		if tt.opts == nil {
+			tt.opts = &ViewOptions{}
+		}
+
+		if tt.repoName == "" {
+			tt.repoName = "OWNER/REPO"
+		}
+
+		tt.opts.BaseRepo = func() (ghrepo.Interface, error) {
+			repo, _ := ghrepo.FromFullName(tt.repoName)
+			return repo, nil
+		}
+
+		reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
+		reg.Register(
+			httpmock.GraphQL(`query RepositoryInfo\b`),
+			httpmock.StringResponse(`
+		{ "data": {
+			"repository": {
+			"description": "Some basic special characters \" & / < > '"
+		} } }`))
+		reg.Register(
+			httpmock.REST("GET", fmt.Sprintf("repos/%s/readme", tt.repoName)),
+			httpmock.StringResponse(`
+		{ "name": "readme.md",
+		"content": "IyA8IGlzIGFsd2F5cyA+IHRoYW4gJiAnIGFuZCAi"}`))
+
+		tt.opts.HttpClient = func() (*http.Client, error) {
+			return &http.Client{Transport: reg}, nil
+		}
+
+		io, _, stdout, stderr := iostreams.Test()
+		tt.opts.IO = io
+
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			io.SetStdoutTTY(tt.stdoutTTY)
+
+			if err := viewRun(tt.opts); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("viewRun() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantStderr, stderr.String())
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantOut, stdout.String())
+			reg.Verify(t)
+		})
+	}
+}