diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/desk/components/confirmDeleteDialog/ConfirmDeleteDialogBody.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/desk/components/confirmDeleteDialog/ConfirmDeleteDialogBody.tsx
index d5599376e196..d29a00f50db0 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/desk/components/confirmDeleteDialog/ConfirmDeleteDialogBody.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/desk/components/confirmDeleteDialog/ConfirmDeleteDialogBody.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function ConfirmDeleteDialogBody({
         <Translate
           t={t}
           i18nKey="confirm-delete-dialog.confirmation.text"
-          components={{DocumentTitle: () => <strong>“{documentTitle}”</strong>}}
+          components={{DocumentTitle: () => <strong>{documentTitle}</strong>}}
           values={{context: action}}
         />
       </Text>
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts b/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts
index 1b2386447e4a..c571b61dfdea 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/desk/i18n/resources.ts
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@ const deskLocaleStrings = {
 
   /** If no referring documents are found, this text appears above the cancel and confirmation buttons */
   'confirm-delete-dialog.confirmation.text_delete':
-    'Are you sure you want to delete <DocumentTitle/>?',
+    'Are you sure you want to delete “<DocumentTitle/>”?',
   /** If no referring documents are found, this text appears above the cancel and confirmation buttons */
   'confirm-delete-dialog.confirmation.text_unpublish':
-    'Are you sure you want to unpublish <DocumentTitle/>?',
+    'Are you sure you want to unpublish “<DocumentTitle/>“?',
 
   /** Tells the user the count of how many other referring documents there are before listing them. (singular) */
   'confirm-delete-dialog.referring-document-count.text_one':