diff --git a/kopete/plugins/nowlistening/nowlisteningplugin.cpp b/kopete/plugins/nowlistening/nowlisteningplugin.cpp
index a9148187..1f1fed51 100644
--- a/kopete/plugins/nowlistening/nowlisteningplugin.cpp
+++ b/kopete/plugins/nowlistening/nowlisteningplugin.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <tqtimer.h>
 #include <tqstringlist.h>
+#include <tqstylesheet.h>
 #include <tqregexp.h>
 
 #include <kdebug.h>
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ void NowListeningPlugin::slotOutgoingMessage(Kopete::Message& msg)
 	if(!NowListeningConfig::self()->chatAdvertising())
 		return;
 
-	TQString originalBody = msg.plainBody();
+	TQString originalBody = msg.escapedBody();
 
 	// If it is a /media message, don't process it
 	if(originalBody.startsWith(NowListeningConfig::self()->header()))
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ void NowListeningPlugin::slotOutgoingMessage(Kopete::Message& msg)
 	{
 		TQString advert = mediaPlayerAdvert(false); // false since newTrackPlaying() did the update
 		if( !advert.isEmpty() )
-			newBody = originalBody + "<br>" + advert;
+			newBody = originalBody + "<br>" + TQStyleSheet::escape(advert);
 
 		// If we send because the information has changed since it was last sent, we must
 		// rebuild the list of contacts the latest information was sent to.
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ void NowListeningPlugin::advertiseToChat( Kopete::ChatSession *theChat, TQString
 			pl,
 			message,
 			Kopete::Message::Outbound,
-			Kopete::Message::RichText );
+			Kopete::Message::PlainText );
 	theChat->sendMessage( msg );
 }