diff --git a/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb b/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb
index 129633dad..9f9c78163 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/menu_manager.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module Redmine
         menu_items_for(menu, project) do |node|
           links << render_menu_node(node, project)
         end
-        links.empty? ? nil : content_tag('ul', links.join("\n"))
+        links.empty? ? nil : content_tag('ul', links.join("\n").html_safe)
       end
 
       def render_menu_node(node, project=nil)