diff --git a/_includes/auto_examples.html b/_includes/auto_examples.html
index 9316fe933066..08d600f29386 100755
--- a/_includes/auto_examples.html
+++ b/_includes/auto_examples.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h4 id="{{ example.name | replace:' ','-' | remove:',' | downcase | strip_html }
           {% endif %}
           {% if example.content != "" %}
             <div class="z-depth-1">
-              <pre><code class="{{page.language}}">{{ example.content }}</code></pre>
+              <pre><code class="{{page.language}}">{{ example.content | xml_escape }}</code></pre>
             </div>
           {% endif %}
           {% if example.description %}