diff --git a/src/SharpFM.Model/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategy.cs b/src/SharpFM.Model/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategy.cs
index 1dab800..2e25f52 100644
--- a/src/SharpFM.Model/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/SharpFM.Model/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategy.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using SharpFM.Model.Parsing;
 using SharpFM.Model.Schema;
+using SharpFM.Model.Scripting;
 
 namespace SharpFM.Model.ClipTypes;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,6 @@ public ClipParseResult Parse(string xml)
 
     public string DefaultXml(string clipName) =>
         _wrapsBaseTable
-            ? $"<fmxmlsnippet type=\"FMObjectList\"><BaseTable name=\"{clipName}\"></BaseTable></fmxmlsnippet>"
+            ? $"<fmxmlsnippet type=\"FMObjectList\"><BaseTable name=\"{XmlHelpers.XmlEscape(clipName)}\"></BaseTable></fmxmlsnippet>"
             : "<fmxmlsnippet type=\"FMObjectList\"></fmxmlsnippet>";
 }
diff --git a/tests/SharpFM.Tests/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategyTests.cs b/tests/SharpFM.Tests/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategyTests.cs
index 292f5aa..73e5ca7 100644
--- a/tests/SharpFM.Tests/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategyTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpFM.Tests/ClipTypes/TableClipStrategyTests.cs
@@ -69,4 +69,19 @@ public void DefaultXml_ProducesParseableSnippet()
         var result = TableClipStrategy.Table.Parse(seed);
         Assert.IsType<ParseSuccess>(result);
     }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("My \"favorite\" stuff")]
+    [InlineData("A & B")]
+    [InlineData("<Angle>")]
+    public void Table_DefaultXml_EscapesPunctuationInName(string clipName)
+    {
+        var seed = TableClipStrategy.Table.DefaultXml(clipName);
+
+        var result = TableClipStrategy.Table.Parse(seed);
+
+        var success = Assert.IsType<ParseSuccess>(result);
+        var model = Assert.IsType<TableClipModel>(success.Model);
+        Assert.Equal(clipName, model.Table.Name);
+    }
 }