diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py b/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
index e62e65c2c7..f1c14f26fc 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def mxp_parse(text):
 
     """
     text = text.replace("&", "&") \
+               .replace('"', """) \
                .replace("<", "&lt;") \
                .replace(">", "&gt;")