diff --git a/layouts/partials/rss.html b/layouts/partials/rss.html
index 79e94235f..2a767943e 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/rss.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/rss.html
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@
       <pubDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</pubDate>
       {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
       <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
-      <description>{{ if default false $.Site.Params.feeds.contentAsDescription }}{{ .Content | html }}{{ else }}{{ .Summary | html }}{{ end }}</description>
+      <description>
+        {{- if default false $.Site.Params.feeds.contentAsDescription }}
+          {{- printf "<![CDATA[%s]]>" .Content | safeHTML }}
+        {{- else }}
+          {{- printf "<![CDATA[%s]]>" .Summary | safeHTML }}
+        {{- end }}
+      </description>
       {{- partial "rss/enclosure" . }}
     </item>
     {{ end }}