diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 481a33d5b7..a3bf6d322e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fix analyzer [RCS0056](https://josefpihrt.github.io/docs/roslynator/analyzers/RCS0056) ([PR](https://github.com/dotnet/roslynator/pull/1521))
 - Fix analyzer [RCS1181](https://josefpihrt.github.io/docs/roslynator/analyzers/RCS1181) ([PR](https://github.com/dotnet/roslynator/pull/1526))
 - Fix analyzer [RCS0005](https://josefpihrt.github.io/docs/roslynator/analyzers/RCS0005) ([PR](https://github.com/dotnet/roslynator/pull/1533))
+- Fix analyzer [RCS1181](https://josefpihrt.github.io/docs/roslynator/analyzers/RCS1181) ([PR](https://github.com/dotnet/roslynator/pull/1534))
 
 ## [4.12.5] - 2024-09-13
 
diff --git a/src/Tests/Analyzers.Tests/RCS1181ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentTests.cs b/src/Tests/Analyzers.Tests/RCS1181ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentTests.cs
index 161872caca..4efc5ad076 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Analyzers.Tests/RCS1181ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/Analyzers.Tests/RCS1181ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentTests.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,37 @@ void M()
 ");
     }
 
+    [Fact, Trait(Traits.Analyzer, DiagnosticIdentifiers.ConvertCommentToDocumentationComment)]
+    public async Task Test_CommentContainsXmlSpecialChars()
+    {
+        await VerifyDiagnosticAndFixAsync("""
+namespace N
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// x
+    /// </summary>
+    class C
+    {
+        int P { get; set; } [|// Must be >= 0 & <= 5.|]
+    }
+}
+""", """
+namespace N
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// x
+    /// </summary>
+    class C
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Must be &gt;= 0 &amp; &lt;= 5.
+        /// </summary>
+        int P { get; set; }
+    }
+}
+""");
+    }
+
     [Fact, Trait(Traits.Analyzer, DiagnosticIdentifiers.ConvertCommentToDocumentationComment)]
     public async Task TestNoDiagnostic_DocumentationComment()
     {
diff --git a/src/Workspaces.Common/CSharp/Refactorings/ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentRefactoring.cs b/src/Workspaces.Common/CSharp/Refactorings/ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentRefactoring.cs
index fb3997155b..01e9f7eea5 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces.Common/CSharp/Refactorings/ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentRefactoring.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces.Common/CSharp/Refactorings/ConvertCommentToDocumentationCommentRefactoring.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -61,7 +62,10 @@ public static Task<Document> RefactorAsync(
 
             Debug.Assert(trailingTrivia.Contains(trivia));
 
-            comments = ImmutableArray.Create(_leadingSlashesRegex.Replace(trivia.ToString(), ""));
+            string commentText = _leadingSlashesRegex.Replace(trivia.ToString(), "");
+            commentText = WebUtility.HtmlEncode(commentText);
+
+            comments = ImmutableArray.Create(commentText);
 
             SyntaxToken newToken = token.WithTrailingTrivia(trailingTrivia.Skip(trailingTrivia.IndexOf(trivia) + 1));