diff --git a/src/qml/Page/RoomList/RoomDelegate.qml b/src/qml/Page/RoomList/RoomDelegate.qml
index f0222e1b3..6445732ec 100644
--- a/src/qml/Page/RoomList/RoomDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Page/RoomList/RoomDelegate.qml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Delegates.RoundedItemDelegate {
                 text: root.displayName
                 elide: Text.ElideRight
                 font.weight: root.hasNotifications ? Font.Bold : Font.Normal
+                textFormat: Text.PlainText
 
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
                 Layout.alignment: subtitle.visible ? Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignBottom : Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignVCenter