diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index 34e31a6..9bd08ad 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package atomfeed
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"html"
 )
 
 type Text interface {
@@ -11,8 +12,10 @@ type Text interface {
 
 func NewText(textType, content string) (Text, error) {
 	switch textType {
-	case "text", "html":
+	case "text":
 		return &PlainText{Type: textType, Text: content}, nil
+	case "html":
+		return &PlainText{Type: textType, Text: html.EscapeString(content)}, nil
 	case "xhtml":
 		return &XHTMLText{Type: textType, XHTMLDiv: content}, nil
 	case "":