diff --git a/src/webui/static/app/epg.js b/src/webui/static/app/epg.js
index b05b2710..d362d5f0 100644
--- a/src/webui/static/app/epg.js
+++ b/src/webui/static/app/epg.js
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ tvheadend.epg = function() {
     function clicked(column, grid, index, e) {
         if (column.dataIndex === 'title') {
             var value = grid.getStore().getAt(index).data[column.dataIndex];
+            value = tvheadend.regexEscape(value);
             if (value && epgStore.baseParams.title !== value) {
                 epgFilterTitle.setValue(value);
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js b/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js
index 1cd00328..e8b50519 100644
--- a/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js
+++ b/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Ext.state.Manager.setProvider(new Ext.state.CookieProvider({
     expires: new Date(new Date().getTime() + (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7))
 }));
 
+tvheadend.regexEscape = function(s) {
+    return s.replace(/[-\/\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
 /**
  * Displays a help popup window
  */