diff --git a/includes/TemplateParser.php b/includes/TemplateParser.php
index 78f54c2d4..bcebd5049 100644
--- a/includes/TemplateParser.php
+++ b/includes/TemplateParser.php
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
  *
  * @param string $template
  * @param array  $objects
+ * @param callable $sanitizeFunction The callable used to remove unwanted tags/characters (use default 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' or 'sanitize_text_field')
  *
  * @return mixed
  */
-function commonsbooking_parse_template( string $template = '', $objects = [] ) {
+function commonsbooking_parse_template( string $template = '', $objects = [], $sanitizeFunction = 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ) {
 	$template = preg_replace_callback(
 		'/\{{.*?\}}/',
-		function ( $match ) use ( $objects ) {
-			return commonsbooking_parse_template_callback( $match, $objects );
+		function ( $match ) use ( $objects, $sanitizeFunction ) {
+			return commonsbooking_parse_template_callback( $match, $objects, $sanitizeFunction );
 		},
 		$template
 	);
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ function ( $match ) use ( $objects ) {
     if ( preg_match_all( '/{{.*?}}/', $template ) === 0 ) {
         return apply_filters( 'commonsbooking_template_tag', $template );
     } else {
-        return commonsbooking_parse_template( $template, $objects );
+        return commonsbooking_parse_template( $template, $objects, $sanitizeFunction );
     }
 }
 
@@ -41,24 +42,27 @@ function commonsbooking_parse_shortcode( $tag ) {
  *
  * @param mixed $match
  * @param array $objects
+ * @param callable $sanitizeFunction The callable used to remove unwanted tags/characters
  *
  * @return false|mixed
  */
-function commonsbooking_parse_template_callback( $match, array $objects = [] ) {
+function commonsbooking_parse_template_callback( $match, array $objects = [], $sanitizeFunction = 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ) {
 
     if ( isset( $match[0] ) ) {
         $match = $match[0];
 
         // extract the html before part, looking for {{[*] pattern
         if ( preg_match( '/\{\{\[([^\]]*)\]/m', $match, $html_before ) === 1 ) {
-            $html_before = commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML( preg_replace( '/(\{\{)|(\}\})|(\[)|(\])/m', '', $html_before[1] ) );
+            $html_before = preg_replace( '/(\{\{)|(\}\})|(\[)|(\])/m', '', $html_before[1] );
+            $html_before = call_user_func( $sanitizeFunction, $html_before );
         } else {
             $html_before = '';
         }
 
         // extract the html after part looking for [*]}} pattern
         if ( preg_match( '/\[([^\]]*)\]\}\}/m', $match, $html_after ) === 1 ) {
-            $html_after = commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML( preg_replace( '/(\{\{)|(\}\})|(\[)|(\])/m', '', $html_after[1] ) );
+            $html_after = preg_replace( '/(\{\{)|(\}\})|(\[)|(\])/m', '', $html_after[1] );
+            $html_after = call_user_func( $sanitizeFunction, $html_after );
         } else {
             $html_after = '';
         }
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ function commonsbooking_parse_template_callback( $match, array $objects = [] ) {
                 $post = $objects[ $path[0] ];
             }
 
-            $rendered_template_tag = CB::get( commonsbooking_getCBType( $path[0] ), $path[1], $post );
+            $rendered_template_tag = CB::get( commonsbooking_getCBType( $path[0] ), $path[1], $post, null, $sanitizeFunction );
             if ( $rendered_template_tag !== null && strlen( $rendered_template_tag ) > 0 ) {
                 return $html_before . $rendered_template_tag . $html_after;
             } else {
diff --git a/src/CB/CB.php b/src/CB/CB.php
index 8e8044488..20fd4ff40 100644
--- a/src/CB/CB.php
+++ b/src/CB/CB.php
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ public static function getInternalDateFormat(): string {
 	 * @param mixed $property
 	 * @param \WP_Post|WP_User $wpObject
 	 * @param mixed $args
+	 * @param callable $sanitizeFunction The callable used to remove unwanted tags/characters (use default 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' or 'sanitize_text_field')
 	 *
-	 * @return mixed
+	 * @return Property of (custom) post (sanitized) or null if not found
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public static function get( $key, $property, $wpObject = null, $args = null ) {
+	public static function get( $key, $property, $wpObject = null, $args = null, $sanitizeFunction = "commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML" ) {
 
 		// Only CustomPost, WP_User or WP_Post ist allowed.
 		if ( $wpObject && ! (
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ public static function get( $key, $property, $wpObject = null, $args = null ) {
 		// If possible cast to CB Custom Post Type Model to get additional functions
 		$wpObject = Helper::castToCBCustomType($wpObject, $key);
 
-		$result     = self::lookUp( $key, $property, $wpObject, $args );  // Find matching methods, properties or metadata
+		$result     = self::lookUp( $key, $property, $wpObject, $args, $sanitizeFunction );  // Find matching methods, properties or metadata
 		$filterName = sprintf( 'commonsbooking_tag_%s_%s', $key, $property );
 
 		return apply_filters( $filterName, $result );
@@ -102,11 +103,12 @@ private static function getPostId( string $key ): ?int {
 	 * @param string $property
 	 * @param $post
 	 * @param $args
+	 * @param callable $sanitizeFunction The callable used to remove unwanted tags/characters
 	 *
 	 * @return string|null
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public static function lookUp( string $key, string $property, $post, $args ): ?string {
+	public static function lookUp( string $key, string $property, $post, $args, $sanitizeFunction ): ?string {
 		// in any case we need the post object, otherwise we cannot return anything
 		if ( ! $post ) {
 			return null;
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ public static function lookUp( string $key, string $property, $post, $args ): ?s
 
 		if ( $result ) {
 			// sanitize output
-			return commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML( $result );
+			return call_user_func( $sanitizeFunction, $result );
 		}
 
 		return $result;
diff --git a/src/Messages/Message.php b/src/Messages/Message.php
index 2ff2287d4..deaa0c541 100644
--- a/src/Messages/Message.php
+++ b/src/Messages/Message.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public function getHeaders() {
 	}
 
 	public function getSubject() {
-		return apply_filters( 'commonsbooking_mail_subject', $this->subject, $this->getAction(), 'sanitize_text_field' );
+		return apply_filters( 'commonsbooking_mail_subject', $this->subject, $this->getAction() );
 	}
 
 	public function getBody() {
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ protected function prepareMail(
 		}
 
 		// parse templates & replaces template tags (e.g. {{item:name}})
+		// 'body' is HTML. 'subject' is not HTML needs alternative sanitation such that characters like &
+		// do not get converted to HTML-entities like &
 		$this->body    = commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML( commonsbooking_parse_template( $template_body, $objects ) );
-		$this->subject = sanitize_text_field( commonsbooking_parse_template( $template_subject, $objects ) );
+		$this->subject = sanitize_text_field( commonsbooking_parse_template( $template_subject, $objects, "sanitize_text_field" ) );
 
 		// Setup mime type
 		$this->headers[] = "MIME-Version: 1.0";
diff --git a/tests/php/CB/CBTest.php b/tests/php/CB/CBTest.php
index ace3f92cb..f25686be6 100644
--- a/tests/php/CB/CBTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/CB/CBTest.php
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ class CBTest extends CustomPostTypeTest {
 	public function testLookUp() {
 		// Test if user meta value is found when handing over WP_Post object
 		$post = get_post( $this->postInstanceId );
-		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'user', $this->userMetaKey, $post, [] ), $this->userMetaValue );
+		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'user', $this->userMetaKey, $post, [], 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ), $this->userMetaValue );
 
 		// Test if post title is returned when handing over post key and post object
-		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'post', 'post_title', $post, [] ), $this->postTitle );
+		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'post', 'post_title', $post, [], 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ), $this->postTitle );
 
 		// Test if null is returned when trying to get not existing property of post
-		$this->assertEquals( null, CB::lookUp( 'user', 'post_title', $post, [] ) );
+		$this->assertEquals( null, CB::lookUp( 'user', 'post_title', $post, [], 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ) );
 
 		// Trying to get property without post object
-		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'user', 'test', null, [] ), null );
-		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'booking', 'test', null, [] ), null );
-		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'item', 'test', null, [] ), null );
-		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'location', 'test', null, [] ), null );
+		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'user', 'test', null, [], 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ), null );
+		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'booking', 'test', null, [], 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ), null );
+		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'item', 'test', null, [], 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ), null );
+		$this->assertEquals( CB::lookUp( 'location', 'test', null, [], 'commonsbooking_sanitizeHTML' ), null );
 	}
 
 	public function testGet() {