diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php
index 8f16e3c5e..b88788c3d 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ protected function _redirectReferer($defaultUrl=null)
         if (empty($refererUrl)) {
             $refererUrl = empty($defaultUrl) ? Mage::getBaseUrl() : $defaultUrl;
         }
+	$refererUrl = htmlspecialchars_decode($refererUrl);
 
         $this->getResponse()->setRedirect($refererUrl);
         return $this;