diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
index 539e8032dd..cf44f4aaa7 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 
 	function display_details(option)
 	{
-		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbangivereason.value = ban_give_reason[option];
-		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbanreason.value = ban_reason[option];
-		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbanlength.value = ban_length[option];
+		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbangivereason.innerHTML = ban_give_reason[option];
+		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbanreason.innerHTML = ban_reason[option];
+		document.getElementById('acp_unban').unbanlength.innerHTML = ban_length[option];
 	}
 
 // ]]>
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php
index 3198376584..a7ea57b753 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_ban.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class acp_ban
 				$template->assign_block_vars('ban_reason', array(
 					'BAN_ID'	=> $ban_id,
 					'REASON'	=> $reason,
-					'A_REASON'	=> addslashes(htmlspecialchars_decode($reason)),
+					'A_REASON'	=> addslashes($reason),
 				));
 			}
 		}
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class acp_ban
 				$template->assign_block_vars('ban_give_reason', array(
 					'BAN_ID'	=> $ban_id,
 					'REASON'	=> $reason,
-					'A_REASON'	=> addslashes(htmlspecialchars_decode($reason)),
+					'A_REASON'	=> addslashes($reason),
 				));
 			}
 		}