diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/FormEngineSuggest.js b/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/FormEngineSuggest.js
index 02749293e6918a20f5b8d0020067bdbdf181ac7c..43300905b1958de4592f1161cb3d51b20debb8fa 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/FormEngineSuggest.js
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/FormEngineSuggest.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'jquery/autocomplete'], function ($) {
 				}
 
 				var formEl = $searchField.data('fieldname');
-				var labelEl = $('<div>').text($(element).data('label'));
+				var labelEl = $('<div>').html($(element).data('label'));
 				var label = labelEl.text();
 				var title = labelEl.find('span').attr('title') || label;
 				setFormValueFromBrowseWin(formEl, insertData, label, title);