diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ErrorPaneConfigurable.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ErrorPaneConfigurable.java
index b5536e76482b..9b3edf22cc46 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ErrorPaneConfigurable.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ErrorPaneConfigurable.java
@@ -167,14 +167,15 @@ public class ErrorPaneConfigurable extends JPanel implements Configurable, Dispo
             description = problemDescription.getDescription();
             if (description == null) {
               ProjectStructureElement place = problemDescription.getPlace().getContainingElement();
-              description = place.getTypeName() + " <a href='http://navigate/" + i + "'>" +  place.getPresentableName() + "</a>: " + problemDescription.getMessage(false);
+              description = place.getTypeName() + " <a href='http://navigate/" + i + "'>" +  XmlStringUtil.convertToHtmlContent(place.getPresentableName())
+                            + "</a>: " + XmlStringUtil.convertToHtmlContent(problemDescription.getMessage(false));
             }
             else {
-              description = XmlStringUtil.stripHtml(description);
+              description = XmlStringUtil.convertToHtmlContent(description);
             }
           }
           else {
-            description = XmlStringUtil.stripHtml(error.getDescription());
+            description = XmlStringUtil.convertToHtmlContent(error.getDescription());
           }
           if (error.canBeFixed()) {
             description += " <a href='http://fix/" + i + "'>[Fix]</a>";
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/LibraryProjectStructureElement.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/LibraryProjectStructureElement.java
index 93bb55b8834d..53a6fff3afa6 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/LibraryProjectStructureElement.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/LibraryProjectStructureElement.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class LibraryProjectStructureElement extends ProjectStructureElement {
     final List<ConfigurationErrorQuickFix> fixes = Arrays.asList(new AddLibraryToDependenciesFix(), new RemoveLibraryFix(), new RemoveAllUnusedLibrariesFix());
     final String name = StringUtil.escapeXml(myLibrary.getName());
     String libraryName = "<a href='http://library/" + name + "'>" + name + "</a>";
-    return new ProjectStructureProblemDescription("Library " + libraryName + " is not used", null, createPlace(),
+    return new ProjectStructureProblemDescription(XmlStringUtil.wrapInHtml("Library " + libraryName + " is not used"), null, createPlace(),
                                                   ProjectStructureProblemType.unused("unused-library"), ProjectStructureProblemDescription.ProblemLevel.PROJECT,
                                                   fixes, false);
   }
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ModuleProjectStructureElement.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ModuleProjectStructureElement.java
index d95f865b1d16..ed2010636e52 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ModuleProjectStructureElement.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ModuleProjectStructureElement.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.libraries.Library;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ModuleEditor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ProjectStructureConfigurable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.projectRoot.StructureConfigurableContext;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public class ModuleProjectStructureElement extends ProjectStructureElement {
           }
         }
         else {
-          problemsHolder.registerProblem(ProjectBundle.message("project.roots.library.problem.message", StringUtil.escapeXml(entry.getPresentableName())), null,
+          problemsHolder.registerProblem(ProjectBundle.message("project.roots.library.problem.message", entry.getPresentableName()), null,
                                          ProjectStructureProblemType.error("invalid-module-dependency"), createPlace(entry),
                                          null);
         }
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ProjectStructureProblemsHolderImpl.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ProjectStructureProblemsHolderImpl.java
index f71939a1e2f5..11bdbd006d31 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ProjectStructureProblemsHolderImpl.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/daemon/ProjectStructureProblemsHolderImpl.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class ProjectStructureProblemsHolderImpl implements ProjectStructureProbl
       if (myProblemDescriptions != null) {
         int problems = 0;
         for (ProjectStructureProblemDescription problemDescription : myProblemDescriptions) {
-          buf.append(XmlStringUtil.escapeString(problemDescription.getMessage(false))).append("<br>");
+          buf.append(XmlStringUtil.convertToHtmlContent(problemDescription.getMessage(false))).append("<br>");
           problems++;
           if (problems >= 10 && myProblemDescriptions.size() > 12) {
             buf.append(myProblemDescriptions.size() - problems).append(" more problems...<br>");
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java
index 2fd987a772a5..07c8a405fef5 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/xml/util/XmlStringUtil.java
@@ -130,4 +130,13 @@ public class XmlStringUtil {
     toolTip = StringUtil.trimEnd(toolTip, BODY_END);
     return toolTip;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Converts {@code text} to a string which can be used inside an HTML document: if it's already an HTML text the root html/body tags will
+   * be stripped, if it's a plain text special characters will be escaped
+   */
+  @NotNull
+  public static String convertToHtmlContent(@NotNull String text) {
+    return isWrappedInHtml(text) ? stripHtml(text) : escapeString(text);
+  }
 }
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