diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
index 4237b83ef5..1a2ff83a63 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 			.includes(user) ? '' : 'bold';
 
 		let subject_html = `
-			<input class="level-item list-row-checkbox hidden-xs" type="checkbox" data-name="${doc.name}">
+			<input class="level-item list-row-checkbox hidden-xs" type="checkbox" data-name="${escape(doc.name)}">
 			<span class="level-item" style="margin-bottom: 1px;">
 				<i class="octicon octicon-heart like-action ${heart_class}"
 					data-name="${doc.name}" data-doctype="${this.doctype}"
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 
 	get_checked_items(only_docnames) {
 		const docnames = Array.from(this.$checks || [])
-			.map(check => cstr($(check).data().name));
+			.map(check => cstr(unescape($(check).data().name)));
 
 		if (only_docnames) return docnames;