diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/index.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/index.html
index 9822ed92c2..03ae272909 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/index.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/index.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             {% else %}
             <ul class="actionlist">
             {% for entry in admin_log %}
-                <li class="{% if entry.is_addition %}addlink{% endif %}{% if entry.is_change %}changelink{% endif %}{% if entry.is_deletion %}deletelink{% endif %}">{% if not entry.is_deletion %}<a href="{{ entry.get_admin_url }}">{% endif %}{{ entry.object_repr }}{% if not entry.is_deletion %}</a>{% endif %}<br /><span class="mini quiet">{{ entry.get_content_type.name|capfirst }}</span></li>
+                <li class="{% if entry.is_addition %}addlink{% endif %}{% if entry.is_change %}changelink{% endif %}{% if entry.is_deletion %}deletelink{% endif %}">{% if not entry.is_deletion %}<a href="{{ entry.get_admin_url }}">{% endif %}{{ entry.object_repr|escape }}{% if not entry.is_deletion %}</a>{% endif %}<br /><span class="mini quiet">{{ entry.get_content_type.name|capfirst }}</span></li>
             {% endfor %}
             </ul>
             {% endif %}