diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 7cea54db5c..b7fba91541 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update) {
 
 
 			$tmp_item = replace_macros($template,array(
-				'$body' => $body,
+				'$body' => template_escape($body),
 				'$id' => $item['item_id'],
 				'$linktitle' => sprintf( t('View %s\'s profile @ %s'), $profile_name, ((strlen($item['author-link'])) ? $item['author-link'] : $item['url'])),
 				'$olinktitle' => sprintf( t('View %s\'s profile @ %s'), $profile_name, ((strlen($item['owner-link'])) ? $item['owner-link'] : $item['url'])),
@@ -494,18 +494,18 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update) {
 				'$vwall' => t('via Wall-To-Wall:'),
 				'$profile_url' => $profile_link,
 				'$item_photo_menu' => item_photo_menu($item),
-				'$name' => $profile_name,
+				'$name' => template_escape($profile_name),
 				'$thumb' => $profile_avatar,
 				'$osparkle' => $osparkle,
 				'$sparkle' => $sparkle,
-				'$title' => $item['title'],
+				'$title' => template_escape($item['title']),
 				'$ago' => ((($item['app']) && ($item['id'] == $item['parent'])) ? sprintf( t('%s from %s'),relative_date($item['created']),$item['app']) : relative_date($item['created'])),
 				'$lock' => $lock,
-				'$location' => $location,
+				'$location' => template_escape($location),
 				'$indent' => $indent,
 				'$owner_url' => $owner_url,
 				'$owner_photo' => $owner_photo,
-				'$owner_name' => $owner_name,
+				'$owner_name' => template_escape($owner_name),
 				'$plink' => get_plink($item),
 				'$edpost' => $edpost,
 				'$star' => $star,
diff --git a/include/template_processor.php b/include/template_processor.php
index dc5c24de3e..90452daca1 100644
--- a/include/template_processor.php
+++ b/include/template_processor.php
@@ -196,8 +196,26 @@
 				$os=$s; $count++;
 				$s = str_replace($this->search,$this->replace, $s);
 			}
-			return $s;
+			return template_unescape($s);
 		}
 	}
 	
 	$t = new Template;
+
+
+
+
+function template_escape($s) {
+
+	return str_replace(array('$','{{'),array('!_Doll^Ars1Az_!','!_DoubLe^BraceS4Rw_!'),$s);
+
+
+}
+
+function template_unescape($s) {
+
+	return str_replace(array('!_Doll^Ars1Az_!','!_DoubLe^BraceS4Rw_!'),array('$','{{'),$s);
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index 165d638141..e031cdafad 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 				'$from_url' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/redir/' . $rr['contact-id'],
 				'$sparkle' => ' sparkle',
 				'$from_photo' => $rr['thumb'],
-				'$subject' => (($rr['mailseen']) ? $rr['title'] : '<strong>' . $rr['title'] . '</strong>'),
+				'$subject' => template_escape((($rr['mailseen']) ? $rr['title'] : '<strong>' . $rr['title'] . '</strong>')),
 				'$delete' => t('Delete conversation'),
-				'$body' => $rr['body'],
-				'$to_name' => $rr['name'],
+				'$body' => template_escape($rr['body']),
+				'$to_name' => template_escape($rr['name']),
 				'$date' => datetime_convert('UTC',date_default_timezone_get(),$rr['mailcreated'], t('D, d M Y - g:i A'))
 			));
 		}
@@ -221,14 +221,14 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 			}
 			$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
 				'$id' => $message['id'],
-				'$from_name' =>$message['from-name'],
+				'$from_name' => template_escape($message['from-name']),
 				'$from_url' => $from_url,
 				'$sparkle' => $sparkle,
 				'$from_photo' => $message['from-photo'],
-				'$subject' => $message['title'],
-				'$body' => smilies(bbcode($message['body'])),
+				'$subject' => template_escape($message['title']),
+				'$body' => template_escape(smilies(bbcode($message['body']))),
 				'$delete' => t('Delete message'),
-				'$to_name' => $message['name'],
+				'$to_name' => template_escape($message['name']),
 				'$date' => datetime_convert('UTC',date_default_timezone_get(),$message['created'],'D, d M Y - g:i A')
 			));
 				
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 			'$header' => t('Send Reply'),
 			'$to' => t('To:'),
 			'$subject' => t('Subject:'),
-			'$subjtxt' => $message['title'],
+			'$subjtxt' => template_escape($message['title']),
 			'$readonly' => ' readonly="readonly" style="background: #BBBBBB;" ',
 			'$yourmessage' => t('Your message:'),
 			'$select' => $select,