diff --git a/typo3/sysext/felogin/Resources/Private/Email/Templates/PasswordRecovery.html b/typo3/sysext/felogin/Resources/Private/Email/Templates/PasswordRecovery.html
index b6eb95d7f04c4fad1cfd4bc1252a73e2d2a1bd42..9ce5344654b48aae8b310f63df7e787346345789 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/felogin/Resources/Private/Email/Templates/PasswordRecovery.html
+++ b/typo3/sysext/felogin/Resources/Private/Email/Templates/PasswordRecovery.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         {f:translate(
         key: 'forgot_validate_reset_password_html',
         extensionName: 'felogin',
-        arguments: '{ 0: receiverName, 1: recoveryLink, 2: validUntil }'
+        arguments: '{ 0: "{receiverName -> f:format.htmlspecialchars()}", 1: recoveryLink, 2: validUntil }'
         ) -> f:format.html()}
     </f:spaceless>
 </f:section>