diff --git a/classes/api.php b/classes/api.php
index 744e67ce6..6e5ed4aa8 100644
--- a/classes/api.php
+++ b/classes/api.php
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ class API extends Handler {
 			$include_attachments = (bool)db_escape_string($_REQUEST["include_attachments"]);
 			$since_id = (int)db_escape_string($_REQUEST["since_id"]);
 			$include_nested = (bool)db_escape_string($_REQUEST["include_nested"]);
+			$sanitize_content = true;
 
 			/* do not rely on params below */
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ class API extends Handler {
 			$headlines = api_get_headlines($this->link, $feed_id, $limit, $offset,
 				$filter, $is_cat, $show_excerpt, $show_content, $view_mode, false,
 				$include_attachments, $since_id, $search, $search_mode, $match_on,
-				$include_nested);
+				$include_nested, $sanitize_content);
 
 			print $this->wrap(self::STATUS_OK, $headlines);
 		} else {
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 7a5211b5a..263d9d8fe 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -4585,7 +4585,8 @@
 	function api_get_headlines($link, $feed_id, $limit, $offset,
 				$filter, $is_cat, $show_excerpt, $show_content, $view_mode, $order,
 				$include_attachments, $since_id,
-				$search = "", $search_mode = "", $match_on = "", $include_nested = false) {
+				$search = "", $search_mode = "", $match_on = "",
+				$include_nested = false, $sanitize_content = true) {
 
 			$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed_id, $limit,
 				$view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode, $match_on,
@@ -4629,7 +4630,12 @@
 				}
 
 				if ($show_content) {
-					$headline_row["content"] = $line["content_preview"];
+					if ($sanitize_content) {
+						$headline_row["content"] = sanitize($link,
+							$line["content_preview"], false, false, $line["site_url"]);
+					} else {
+						$headline_row["content"] = $line["content_preview"];
+					}
 				}
 
 				// unify label output to ease parsing