diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
index 3fcf03434af..13908c9dc64 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 			}
 
 			return `<span class="ellipsis"
-				title="${__(label)}: ${escape(_value)}">
+				title="${__(label)}: ${frappe.utils.escape_html(_value)}">
 				${html}
 			</span>`;
 		};