diff --git a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ProtoXMLParser.java b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ProtoXMLParser.java
index e49d647b929..673f9342296 100644
--- a/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ProtoXMLParser.java
+++ b/jadx-core/src/main/java/jadx/core/xmlgen/ProtoXMLParser.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ private void decode(XmlAttribute a) {
 		}
 		String name = a.getName();
 		String value = deobfClassName(a.getValue());
-		writer.add(name).add("=\"").add(value).add('\"');
+		writer.add(name).add("=\"").add(StringUtils.escapeXML(value)).add('\"');
 		memorizePackageName(name, value);
 	}