diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/growlnotification/GrowlNotificationServiceImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/growlnotification/GrowlNotificationServiceImpl.java
index b9c31d008..039a455b2 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/growlnotification/GrowlNotificationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/growlnotification/GrowlNotificationServiceImpl.java
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ public void notifyGrowlOf(String inNotificationName,
                               String inDescription)
         throws Exception
     {
+        // remove eventual html code before showing the popup message
+        inDescription = inDescription.replaceAll("</?\\w++[^>]*+>", "");
+        
         notifyMethod.invoke(
             notifier, new Object[]{inNotificationName, inImagePath, 
                                    inTitle, inDescription});