diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
index f217e5bc8..ab4337098 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
                   ng-click="addressbook.selectCard(currentCard)">
                 <div class="sg-tile-content">
                   <div class="sg-md-subhead">
-                    <div ng-bind-html="currentCard.$fullname()"><!-- cn --></div>
+                    <div ng-bind-html="currentCard.$fullname({html: true})"><!-- cn --></div>
                   </div>
                   <div class="sg-md-body">
                     <div>{{currentCard.$preferredEmail(addressbook.selectedFolder.constructor.$query.value)}}</div>
diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
index b6b10668b..7fa99dd96 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactViewTemplate.wox
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
               <!--list avatar-->
             </div>
             <div class="msg-header-content">
-              <h1 class="sg-md-display-2--thin" ng-bind-html="editor.card.$fullname()"><!-- fullname --></h1>
+              <h1 class="sg-md-display-2--thin" ng-bind-html="editor.card.$fullname({html: true})"><!-- fullname --></h1>
               <h6 class="sg-md-display-2-subheader--thin">{{editor.card.$description()}}</h6>
               <md-chips ng-model="editor.card.categories"
                         class="sg-readonly" readonly="true">
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js
index 5390a839f..98264fa5b 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/Card.service.js
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@
     return Card.$$resource.download(this.pid, 'export', {uids: selectedIDs}, {type: 'application/octet-stream'});
   };
 
-  Card.prototype.$fullname = function() {
-    var fn = this.c_cn || '', names;
+  Card.prototype.$fullname = function(options) {
+    var fn = this.c_cn || '', html = options && options.html, names;
     if (fn.length === 0) {
       names = [];
       if (this.c_givenname && this.c_givenname.length > 0)
         names.push(this.c_givenname);
       if (this.nickname && this.nickname.length > 0)
-        names.push('<em>' + this.nickname + '</em>');
+        names.push((html?'<em>':'') + this.nickname + (html?'</em>':''));
       if (this.c_sn && this.c_sn.length > 0)
         names.push(this.c_sn);
       if (names.length > 0)