diff --git a/core/java/android/content/ClipData.java b/core/java/android/content/ClipData.java
index 186683091817c..88f1a3d5b4fdd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/ClipData.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/ClipData.java
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public class ClipData implements Parcelable {
         private String uriToHtml(String uri) {
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(256);
             builder.append("<a href=\"");
-            builder.append(uri);
+            builder.append(Html.escapeHtml(uri));
             builder.append("\">");
             builder.append(Html.escapeHtml(uri));
             builder.append("</a>");