diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
index 4da475c96..dabf1b90d 100644
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ MouseArea {
                 level: 4
                 elide: Text.ElideRight
                 wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
+                textFormat: Text.PlainText
             }
 
             PlasmaExtras.Heading {