diff --git a/js/notifications.js b/js/notifications.js
index f5900592c..2abb9d6c2 100644
--- a/js/notifications.js
+++ b/js/notifications.js
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
     MESSAGE: 'message',
   };
 
+  function filter(text) {
+    return (text || '')
+      .replace(/&/g, '&')
+      .replace(/"/g, '"')
+      .replace(/'/g, ''')
+      .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+      .replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
+  }
+
   Whisper.Notifications = new (Backbone.Collection.extend({
     initialize() {
       this.isEnabled = false;
@@ -138,7 +147,7 @@
       drawAttention();
 
       this.lastNotification = new Notification(title, {
-        body: message,
+        body: window.platform === 'linux' ? filter(message) : message,
         icon: iconUrl,
         silent: !status.shouldPlayNotificationSound,
       });
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index cd232c8c6..3c2c8d407 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if (config.appInstance) {
   title += ` - ${config.appInstance}`;
 }
 
+window.platform = process.platform;
 window.getTitle = () => title;
 window.getEnvironment = () => config.environment;
 window.getAppInstance = () => config.appInstance;