diff --git a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
index 2e15d52902..4d0da96332 100644
--- a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
@@ -3713,34 +3713,12 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForInitials($array_initials)
 
     uksort($array_initials, "strnatcasecmp");
 
-    $html_output = '<table id="initials_table" cellspacing="5">'
-        . '<tr>';
-    foreach ($array_initials as $tmp_initial => $initial_was_found) {
-        if ($tmp_initial === null) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (!$initial_was_found) {
-            $html_output .= '<td>' . $tmp_initial . '</td>';
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        $html_output .= '<td>'
-            . '<a class="ajax'
-            . ((isset($_REQUEST['initial'])
-                && $_REQUEST['initial'] === $tmp_initial
-                ) ? ' active' : '')
-            . '" href="server_privileges.php'
-            . URL::getCommon(array('initial' => $tmp_initial))
-            . '">' . $tmp_initial
-            . '</a>'
-            . '</td>' . "\n";
-    }
-    $html_output .= '<td>'
-        . '<a href="server_privileges.php'
-        . URL::getCommon(array('showall' => 1))
-        . '" class="nowrap">' . __('Show all') . '</a></td>' . "\n";
-    $html_output .= '</tr></table>';
+    $html_output = Template::get('privileges/initials_row')
+        ->render(
+            array(
+                'array_initials' => $array_initials
+            )
+        );
 
     return $html_output;
 }
diff --git a/templates/privileges/initials_row.phtml b/templates/privileges/initials_row.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..500375cda7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/privileges/initials_row.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<table id="initials_table" cellspacing="5">
+    <tr>
+        <?php foreach ($array_initials as $tmp_initial => $initial_was_found) : ?>
+            <?php if ($tmp_initial === null) : ?>
+                <?php continue; ?>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+
+            <?php if (!$initial_was_found) : ?>
+                <td><?= $tmp_initial ?></td>
+                <?php continue; ?>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+
+            <td>
+                <?php
+                    $additional_class
+                        = (isset($_REQUEST['initial']) && $_REQUEST['initial'] === $tmp_initial) ? ' active' : '';
+                ?>
+                <?php $url_params = PMA\libraries\URL::getCommon(array('initial' => $tmp_initial)); ?>
+                <a class="ajax<?= $additional_class ?>" href="server_privileges.php<?= $url_params ?>"><?= $tmp_initial ?></a>
+            </td>
+        <?php endforeach; ?>
+        <td>
+            <a href="server_privileges.php<?= PMA\libraries\URL::getCommon(array('showall' => 1)) ?>" class="nowrap">
+                <?= __('Show all') ?>
+            </a>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+</table>
diff --git a/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php b/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php
index 83f67726fd..01a3872bea 100644
--- a/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php
+++ b/test/libraries/PMA_server_privileges_test.php
@@ -2426,13 +2426,13 @@ class PMA_ServerPrivileges_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertContains('<td>A</td>', $actual);
         $this->assertContains('<td>Z</td>', $actual);
         $this->assertContains(
-            '<td><a class="ajax" href="server_privileges.php?initial=-&amp;'
+            '<a class="ajax" href="server_privileges.php?initial=-&amp;'
             . 'server=1&amp;lang=en&amp;collation_connection='
-            . 'collation_connection">-</a></td>',
+            . 'collation_connection">-</a>',
             $actual
         );
         $this->assertContains(
-            '<td><a class="ajax" href="server_privileges.php?initial=%22&amp;'
+            '<a class="ajax" href="server_privileges.php?initial=%22&amp;'
             . 'server=1&amp;lang=en&amp;collation_connection='
             . 'collation_connection">"</a>',
             $actual