diff --git a/templates/system/item-list.func.php b/templates/system/item-list.func.php
index 1980e49ae94e5ca3c537fe8d1938dc9a808f36b4..7a10d70d91be8f3088b5fc6d96ff66c680c05fa8 100644
--- a/templates/system/item-list.func.php
+++ b/templates/system/item-list.func.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function bootstrap_item_list($variables) {
     if (is_string($title)) {
       $title = array(
         'text' => $title,
+        'html' => TRUE,
       );
     }
     // Set defaults.