diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index cc5261616..d9edcae7f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def render("account.json", %{user: user}) do
       followers_count: user_info.follower_count,
       following_count: user_info.following_count,
       statuses_count: user_info.note_count,
-      note: user.bio || "",
+      note: HtmlSanitizeEx.basic_html(user.bio) || "",
       url: user.ap_id,
       avatar: image,
       avatar_static: image,