diff --git a/classes/form/edit_card_form.php b/classes/form/edit_card_form.php
index 6e791beb..df28ac5f 100644
--- a/classes/form/edit_card_form.php
+++ b/classes/form/edit_card_form.php
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ public function set_data_for_dynamic_submission(): void {
         $id = $this->optional_param('id', null, PARAM_INT);
         $card = $DB->get_record('kanban_card', ['id' => $id]);
         $options = json_decode($card->options);
+        $card->title = html_entity_decode($card->title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
         $card->cmid = $this->optional_param('cmid', null, PARAM_INT);
         $card->boardid = $card->kanban_board;
         $card->assignees = $DB->get_fieldset_select('kanban_assignee', 'userid', 'kanban_card = :cardid', ['cardid' => $id]);
diff --git a/classes/form/edit_column_form.php b/classes/form/edit_column_form.php
index 9e6444d5..cfcab379 100644
--- a/classes/form/edit_column_form.php
+++ b/classes/form/edit_column_form.php
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public function set_data_for_dynamic_submission(): void {
         $id = $this->optional_param('id', null, PARAM_INT);
         $column = $DB->get_record('kanban_column', ['id' => $id]);
         $column->cmid = $this->optional_param('cmid', null, PARAM_INT);
+        $column->title = html_entity_decode($column->title, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
         $column->boardid = $column->kanban_board;
         $options = json_decode($column->options);
         $column->autoclose = $options->autoclose;