diff --git a/ext/data/templates/anki-field-templates-upgrade-v33.handlebars b/ext/data/templates/anki-field-templates-upgrade-v33.handlebars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fb967e517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/data/templates/anki-field-templates-upgrade-v33.handlebars
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{{<<<<<<<}}
+{{#*inline "sentence"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.sentence}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{=======}}
+{{#*inline "sentence"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.sentence}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{>>>>>>>}}
+
+{{<<<<<<<}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-prefix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.prefix}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{=======}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-prefix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.prefix}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{>>>>>>>}}
+
+{{<<<<<<<}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-body"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.body}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{=======}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-body"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.body}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{>>>>>>>}}
+
+{{<<<<<<<}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-body-kana"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.bodyKana}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{=======}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-body-kana"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.bodyKana}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{>>>>>>>}}
+
+{{<<<<<<<}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-suffix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.suffix}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{=======}}
+{{#*inline "cloze-suffix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.suffix}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{>>>>>>>}}
+
+{{<<<<<<<}}
+{{#*inline "clipboard-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "clipboardText")}}{{getMedia "clipboardText"}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{=======}}
+{{#*inline "clipboard-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "clipboardText")}}{{{getMedia "clipboardText"}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{>>>>>>>}}
+
+{{<<<<<<<}}
+{{#*inline "selection-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "selectionText")}}{{getMedia "selectionText"}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{=======}}
+{{#*inline "selection-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "selectionText")}}{{{getMedia "selectionText"}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+{{>>>>>>>}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ext/data/templates/default-anki-field-templates.handlebars b/ext/data/templates/default-anki-field-templates.handlebars
index 46d5c88930..3ca7ba18e7 100644
--- a/ext/data/templates/default-anki-field-templates.handlebars
+++ b/ext/data/templates/default-anki-field-templates.handlebars
@@ -149,23 +149,23 @@
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "sentence"}}
-    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.sentence}}{{/if~}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.sentence}}}{{/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "cloze-prefix"}}
-    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.prefix}}{{/if~}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.prefix}}}{{/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "cloze-body"}}
-    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.body}}{{/if~}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.body}}}{{/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "cloze-body-kana"}}
-    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.bodyKana}}{{/if~}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.bodyKana}}}{{/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "cloze-suffix"}}
-    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.suffix}}{{/if~}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.suffix}}}{{/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "tags"}}
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "clipboard-text"}}
-    {{~#if (hasMedia "clipboardText")}}{{getMedia "clipboardText"}}{{/if~}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "clipboardText")}}{{{getMedia "clipboardText"}}}{{/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "conjugation"}}
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "selection-text"}}
-    {{~#if (hasMedia "selectionText")}}{{getMedia "selectionText"}}{{/if~}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "selectionText")}}{{{getMedia "selectionText"}}}{{/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
 
 {{#*inline "sentence-furigana"}}
diff --git a/ext/js/data/options-util.js b/ext/js/data/options-util.js
index 5319cfe454..d6c667aacd 100644
--- a/ext/js/data/options-util.js
+++ b/ext/js/data/options-util.js
@@ -538,7 +538,8 @@ export class OptionsUtil {
             this._updateVersion29,
             this._updateVersion30,
             this._updateVersion31,
-            this._updateVersion32
+            this._updateVersion32,
+            this._updateVersion33
         ];
         /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/unbound-method */
         if (typeof targetVersion === 'number' && targetVersion < result.length) {
@@ -1258,6 +1259,13 @@ export class OptionsUtil {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * - Updated handlebars to fix escaping when using `definition.cloze` or text-based `getMedia`.
+     * @type {import('options-util').UpdateFunction}
+     */
+    async _updateVersion33(options) {
+        await this._applyAnkiFieldTemplatesPatch(options, '/data/templates/anki-field-templates-upgrade-v33.handlebars');
+    }
 
     /**
      * @param {string} url
diff --git a/test/options-util.test.js b/test/options-util.test.js
index 0966d0d3b0..f44dbb4f6f 100644
--- a/test/options-util.test.js
+++ b/test/options-util.test.js
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ function createOptionsUpdatedTestData1() {
             }
         ],
         profileCurrent: 0,
-        version: 32,
+        version: 33,
         global: {
             database: {
                 prefixWildcardsSupported: false
@@ -1722,6 +1722,69 @@ describe('OptionsUtil', () => {
         {{~/if~}}
     {{~/if~}}
 {{/inline}}
+`.trimStart()
+            },
+            {
+                oldVersion: 32,
+                newVersion: 33,
+                old: `
+{{#*inline "sentence"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.sentence}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-prefix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.prefix}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-body"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.body}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-body-kana"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.bodyKana}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-suffix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{definition.cloze.suffix}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "clipboard-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "clipboardText")}}{{getMedia "clipboardText"}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "selection-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "selectionText")}}{{getMedia "selectionText"}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+`.trimStart(),
+
+                expected: `
+{{#*inline "sentence"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.sentence}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-prefix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.prefix}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-body"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.body}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-body-kana"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.bodyKana}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "cloze-suffix"}}
+    {{~#if definition.cloze}}{{{definition.cloze.suffix}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "clipboard-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "clipboardText")}}{{{getMedia "clipboardText"}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
+
+{{#*inline "selection-text"}}
+    {{~#if (hasMedia "selectionText")}}{{{getMedia "selectionText"}}}{{/if~}}
+{{/inline}}
 `.trimStart()
             }
         ];