diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index 420bd586f..b7cdb52b1 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ defp do_render("show.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
   defp prepare_user_bio(%User{bio: ""}), do: ""
 
   defp prepare_user_bio(%User{bio: bio}) when is_binary(bio) do
-    bio |> String.replace(~r(<br */?>), "\n") |> Pleroma.HTML.strip_tags()
+    bio
+    |> String.replace(~r(<br */?>), "\n")
+    |> Pleroma.HTML.strip_tags()
+    |> HtmlEntities.decode()
   end
 
   defp prepare_user_bio(_), do: ""
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 5fb162141..375f0103a 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test "Represent a user account" do
         nickname: "shp@shitposter.club",
         name: ":karjalanpiirakka: shp",
         bio:
-          "<script src=\"invalid-html\"></script><span>valid html</span>. a<br>b<br/>c<br >d<br />f",
+          "<script src=\"invalid-html\"></script><span>valid html</span>. a<br>b<br/>c<br >d<br />f '&<>\"",
         inserted_at: ~N[2017-08-15 15:47:06.597036],
         emoji: %{"karjalanpiirakka" => "/file.png"}
       })
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ test "Represent a user account" do
       followers_count: 3,
       following_count: 0,
       statuses_count: 5,
-      note: "<span>valid html</span>. a<br/>b<br/>c<br/>d<br/>f",
+      note: "<span>valid html</span>. a<br/>b<br/>c<br/>d<br/>f &#39;&amp;&lt;&gt;&quot;",
       url: user.ap_id,
       avatar: "http://localhost:4001/images/avi.png",
       avatar_static: "http://localhost:4001/images/avi.png",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test "Represent a user account" do
       fields: [],
       bot: false,
       source: %{
-        note: "valid html. a\nb\nc\nd\nf",
+        note: "valid html. a\nb\nc\nd\nf '&<>\"",
         sensitive: false,
         pleroma: %{
           actor_type: "Person",