diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
index d077cd0ef7..d7ecc82895 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ function display_custom_bbcodes()
 			'BBCODE_ID'			=> $num_predefined_bbcodes + ($i * 2),
 			'BBCODE_TAG'		=> $row['bbcode_tag'],
 			'BBCODE_TAG_CLEAN'	=> str_replace('=', '-', $row['bbcode_tag']),
-			'BBCODE_HELPLINE'	=> $row['bbcode_helpline'],
+			'BBCODE_HELPLINE'	=> htmlspecialchars_decode($row['bbcode_helpline']),
 		);
 
 		/**