diff --git a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
index ad8ed8e590aca..f3200e8e3fab3 100644
--- a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function print_question_formulation_and_controls(&$question, &$state, $cmoptions
 
             $inputname = $nameprefix.$positionkey;
             if (isset($state->responses[$positionkey])) {
-                $response = $state->responses[$positionkey];
+                $response = stripslashes($state->responses[$positionkey]);
             } else {
                 $response = null;
             }