diff --git a/src/activitypub/mocks.js b/src/activitypub/mocks.js
index 660cb223f9..051b17f96e 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/mocks.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/mocks.js
@@ -576,9 +576,9 @@ Mocks.actors.category = async (cid) => {
 		outbox: `${nconf.get('url')}/category/${cid}/outbox`,
 
 		type: 'Group',
-		name,
+		name: utils.decodeHTMLEntities(name),
 		preferredUsername,
-		summary,
+		summary: utils.decodeHTMLEntities(summary),
 		// image, // todo once categories have cover photos
 		icon,
 		postingRestrictedToMods: !canPost,
diff --git a/test/activitypub/actors.js b/test/activitypub/actors.js
index 2e2375e2ce..e659713de3 100644
--- a/test/activitypub/actors.js
+++ b/test/activitypub/actors.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const slugify = require('../../src/slugify');
 
 const helpers = require('./helpers');
 
-describe('Actor asserton', () => {
+describe('as:Person (Actor asserton)', () => {
 	before(async () => {
 		meta.config.activitypubEnabled = 1;
 		await install.giveWorldPrivileges();
@@ -514,6 +514,26 @@ describe('Controllers', () => {
 				url: `${nconf.get('url')}/assets/uploads/files/test.png`,
 			});
 		});
+
+		it('should not contain html entities in name and summary', async () => {const payload = {};
+			payload[cid] = {
+				name: 'One & Two',
+				description: 'This is a category for one & two',
+			};
+			await categories.update(payload);
+
+			const { body } = await request.get(`${nconf.get('url')}/category/${cid}`, {
+				headers: {
+					Accept: 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"',
+				},
+			});
+
+			const { name, summary } = body;
+			assert.deepStrictEqual({ name, summary }, {
+				name: 'One & Two',
+				summary: 'This is a category for one & two',
+			});
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('Instance Actor endpoint', () => {