diff --git a/openerp/osv/fields.py b/openerp/osv/fields.py
index b361ab664b6..249f9d5015d 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/fields.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/fields.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import openerp.tools as tools
 from openerp.tools.translate import _
 from openerp.tools import float_round, float_repr
 import simplejson
+from openerp.tools.html_sanitize import html_sanitize
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -229,6 +230,11 @@ class text(_column):
 
 class html(text):
     _type = 'html'
+    _symbol_c = '%s'
+    def _symbol_f(x):
+        return html_sanitize(x)
+        
+    _symbol_set = (_symbol_c, _symbol_f)
 
 import __builtin__
 
diff --git a/openerp/tools/html_sanitize.py b/openerp/tools/html_sanitize.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e6fb1540b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openerp/tools/html_sanitize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+
+def html_sanitize(x):
+    return x