diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/full-page-search.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/full-page-search.js.es6
index ee55b5836b5..173b14cb502 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/full-page-search.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/full-page-search.js.es6
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
         }
       });
     }
-    return q;
+    return Handlebars.Utils.escapeExpression(q);
   },
 
   _searchOnSortChange: true,