diff --git a/templates/list/item.twig b/templates/list/item.twig
index 54b0195aeb..898f0b77e5 100644
--- a/templates/list/item.twig
+++ b/templates/list/item.twig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     {% if url is defined and url is iterable %}
         <a{% if url['href'] is not empty %} href="{{ url['href'] }}"{% endif -%}
-        {%- if url['target'] is not empty %} target="{{ url['target'] }}"{% endif -%}
+        {%- if url['target'] is not empty %} target="{{ url['target']|raw }}"{% endif -%}
         {%- if url['target'] is not empty and url['target'] == '_blank' %} rel="noopener noreferrer"{% endif -%}
         {%- if url['id'] is not empty %} id="{{ url['id'] }}"{% endif -%}
         {%- if url['class'] is not empty %} class="{{ url['class'] }}"{% endif -%}