diff --git a/changedetectionio/diff.py b/changedetectionio/diff.py
index 1fa9b60a4..80c2f92eb 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/diff.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/diff.py
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ def customSequenceMatcher(
             yield before[alo:ahi]
         elif include_removed and tag == 'delete':
             if html_colour:
-                yield [f'<span style="{REMOVED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(before, alo, ahi)]
+                yield [f'<span class="cdio" style="{REMOVED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(before, alo, ahi)]
             else:
                 yield [f"(removed) {line}" for line in same_slicer(before, alo, ahi)] if include_change_type_prefix else same_slicer(before, alo, ahi)
         elif include_replaced and tag == 'replace':
             if html_colour:
-                yield [f'<span style="{REMOVED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(before, alo, ahi)] + \
-                      [f'<span style="{ADDED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)]
+                yield [f'<span  class="cdio" style="{REMOVED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(before, alo, ahi)] + \
+                      [f'<span  class="cdio" style="{ADDED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)]
             else:
                 yield [f"(changed) {line}" for line in same_slicer(before, alo, ahi)] + \
                       [f"(into) {line}" for line in same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)] if include_change_type_prefix else same_slicer(before, alo, ahi) + same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)
         elif include_added and tag == 'insert':
             if html_colour:
-                yield [f'<span style="{ADDED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)]
+                yield [f'<span class="cdio" style="{ADDED_STYLE}">{line}</span>' for line in same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)]
             else:
                 yield [f"(added) {line}" for line in same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)] if include_change_type_prefix else same_slicer(after, blo, bhi)
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/flask_app.py b/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
index f603e0121..30c00b85a 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import threading
 import time
 import timeago
 
+from .html_tools import escape_mixed_content
 from .processors import find_processors, get_parent_module, get_custom_watch_obj_for_processor
 from .safe_jinja import render as jinja_render
 from changedetectionio.strtobool import strtobool
@@ -539,6 +540,7 @@ def changedetection_app(config=None, datastore_o=None):
         import apprise
         import random
         from .apprise_asset import asset
+        from .update_worker import build_notification_object_for_watch
         apobj = apprise.Apprise(asset=asset)
 
         # so that the custom endpoints are registered
@@ -610,9 +612,14 @@ def changedetection_app(config=None, datastore_o=None):
             else:
                 n_object['notification_body'] = "Test body"
 
-            n_object['as_async'] = False
-            n_object.update(watch.extra_notification_token_values())
+            n_object = build_notification_object_for_watch(watch, n_object, datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('notification_body'))
+
+            if n_object['notification_format'].startswith('HTML'):
+                n_object['notification_body'] = escape_mixed_content(n_object['notification_body'])
+
             from .notification import process_notification
+            n_object['as_async'] = False
+            # Now we send the notification_body after everything is compiled
             sent_obj = process_notification(n_object, datastore)
 
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/changedetectionio/html_tools.py b/changedetectionio/html_tools.py
index b710077f1..e21158d79 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/html_tools.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/html_tools.py
@@ -500,3 +500,40 @@ def get_triggered_text(content, trigger_text):
         i += 1
 
     return triggered_text
+
+
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+import html
+
+
+def escape_mixed_content(document):
+    import uuid
+    # Parse the document as HTML
+
+    # Generate a single random hash for placeholders
+    random_hash = f"__PLACEHOLDER_{uuid.uuid4().hex}__"
+    placeholder_map = []
+
+    # <br> to something else so we can preserve them
+    random_hash_br = f"__BR_{uuid.uuid4().hex}__"
+    document = document.replace('<br>', random_hash_br)
+
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(document, 'html.parser')
+
+    # Find all <span class="cdio"> and <br>/<br/>
+    for tag in soup.find_all("span", class_="cdio"):
+        placeholder_map.append(str(tag))  # Save the tag as a string
+        tag.replace_with(random_hash)  # Replace tag with the placeholder
+
+
+
+    # Escape the entire document
+    escaped_html = html.escape(str(soup))
+
+    # Restore all occurrences of placeholders with the original tags
+    for original_tag in placeholder_map:
+        escaped_html = escaped_html.replace(random_hash, original_tag, 1)  # Replace one occurrence at a time
+
+    escaped_html = escaped_html.replace( random_hash_br, "<br>")
+    return escaped_html
+
diff --git a/changedetectionio/notification.py b/changedetectionio/notification.py
index 7eed328d1..8e156c77a 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/notification.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/notification.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from apprise import NotifyFormat
 import apprise
 from loguru import logger
 
+from changedetectionio.html_tools import escape_mixed_content
 
 valid_tokens = {
     'base_url': '',
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ def process_notification(n_object, datastore):
                 n_body = n_body.replace("\n", '<br>')
 
             n_title = jinja_render(template_str=n_object.get('notification_title', ''), **notification_parameters)
+            if n_object['notification_format'].startswith('HTML'):
+                n_body = escape_mixed_content(n_body)
 
             url = url.strip()
             if url.startswith('#'):
@@ -161,7 +164,6 @@ def process_notification(n_object, datastore):
             attach=n_object.get('screenshot', None)
         )
 
-
         # Returns empty string if nothing found, multi-line string otherwise
         log_value = logs.getvalue()
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/update_worker.py b/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
index 28647bada..fc7379652 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/update_worker.py
@@ -16,6 +16,77 @@ import time
 
 from loguru import logger
 
+def build_notification_object_for_watch(watch, n_object, default_app_settings_notification_format):
+    from changedetectionio import diff
+    from changedetectionio.notification import default_notification_format_for_watch
+
+    dates = []
+    trigger_text = ''
+
+    if watch:
+        watch_history = watch.history
+        dates = list(watch_history.keys())
+        trigger_text = watch.get('trigger_text', [])
+
+    # Add text that was triggered
+    if len(dates):
+        snapshot_contents = watch.get_history_snapshot(dates[-1])
+    else:
+        snapshot_contents = "No snapshot/history available, the watch should fetch atleast once."
+
+    # If we ended up here with "System default"
+    if n_object.get('notification_format') == default_notification_format_for_watch:
+        n_object['notification_format'] = default_app_settings_notification_format
+
+    html_colour_enable = False
+    # HTML needs linebreak, but MarkDown and Text can use a linefeed
+    if n_object.get('notification_format') == 'HTML':
+        line_feed_sep = "<br>"
+        # Snapshot will be plaintext on the disk, convert to some kind of HTML
+        snapshot_contents = snapshot_contents.replace('\n', line_feed_sep)
+    elif n_object.get('notification_format') == 'HTML Color':
+        line_feed_sep = "<br>"
+        # Snapshot will be plaintext on the disk, convert to some kind of HTML
+        snapshot_contents = snapshot_contents.replace('\n', line_feed_sep)
+        html_colour_enable = True
+    else:
+        line_feed_sep = "\n"
+
+    triggered_text = ''
+    if len(trigger_text):
+        from . import html_tools
+        triggered_text = html_tools.get_triggered_text(content=snapshot_contents, trigger_text=trigger_text)
+        if triggered_text:
+            triggered_text = line_feed_sep.join(triggered_text)
+
+    # Could be called as a 'test notification' with only 1 snapshot available
+    prev_snapshot = "Example text: example test\nExample text: change detection is cool\nExample text: some more examples\n"
+    current_snapshot = "Example text: example test\nExample text: change detection is fantastic\nExample text: even more examples\nExample text: a lot more examples"
+
+    if len(dates) > 1:
+        prev_snapshot = watch.get_history_snapshot(dates[-2])
+        current_snapshot = watch.get_history_snapshot(dates[-1])
+
+    n_object.update({
+        'current_snapshot': snapshot_contents,
+        'diff': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep, html_colour=html_colour_enable),
+        'diff_added': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, include_removed=False, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep),
+        'diff_full': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, include_equal=True, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep,
+                                      html_colour=html_colour_enable),
+        'diff_patch': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep, patch_format=True),
+        'diff_removed': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, include_added=False, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep),
+        'notification_timestamp': time.time(),
+        'screenshot': watch.get_screenshot() if watch and watch.get('notification_screenshot') else None,
+        'triggered_text': triggered_text,
+        'uuid': watch.get('uuid') if watch else None,
+        'watch_url': watch.get('url') if watch else None,
+    })
+
+    if watch:
+        n_object.update(watch.extra_notification_token_values())
+
+    return n_object
+
 class update_worker(threading.Thread):
     current_uuid = None
 
@@ -27,75 +98,8 @@ class update_worker(threading.Thread):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def queue_notification_for_watch(self, notification_q, n_object, watch):
-        from changedetectionio import diff
-        from changedetectionio.notification import default_notification_format_for_watch
-
-        dates = []
-        trigger_text = ''
-
         now = time.time()
-
-        if watch:
-            watch_history = watch.history
-            dates = list(watch_history.keys())
-            trigger_text = watch.get('trigger_text', [])
-
-        # Add text that was triggered
-        if len(dates):
-            snapshot_contents = watch.get_history_snapshot(dates[-1])
-        else:
-            snapshot_contents = "No snapshot/history available, the watch should fetch atleast once."
-
-        # If we ended up here with "System default"
-        if n_object.get('notification_format') == default_notification_format_for_watch:
-            n_object['notification_format'] = self.datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('notification_format')
-
-        html_colour_enable = False
-        # HTML needs linebreak, but MarkDown and Text can use a linefeed
-        if n_object.get('notification_format') == 'HTML':
-            line_feed_sep = "<br>"
-            # Snapshot will be plaintext on the disk, convert to some kind of HTML
-            snapshot_contents = snapshot_contents.replace('\n', line_feed_sep)
-        elif n_object.get('notification_format') == 'HTML Color':
-            line_feed_sep = "<br>"
-            # Snapshot will be plaintext on the disk, convert to some kind of HTML
-            snapshot_contents = snapshot_contents.replace('\n', line_feed_sep)
-            html_colour_enable = True
-        else:
-            line_feed_sep = "\n"
-
-        triggered_text = ''
-        if len(trigger_text):
-            from . import html_tools
-            triggered_text = html_tools.get_triggered_text(content=snapshot_contents, trigger_text=trigger_text)
-            if triggered_text:
-                triggered_text = line_feed_sep.join(triggered_text)
-
-        # Could be called as a 'test notification' with only 1 snapshot available
-        prev_snapshot = "Example text: example test\nExample text: change detection is cool\nExample text: some more examples\n"
-        current_snapshot = "Example text: example test\nExample text: change detection is fantastic\nExample text: even more examples\nExample text: a lot more examples"
-
-        if len(dates) > 1:
-            prev_snapshot = watch.get_history_snapshot(dates[-2])
-            current_snapshot = watch.get_history_snapshot(dates[-1])
-
-        n_object.update({
-            'current_snapshot': snapshot_contents,
-            'diff': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep, html_colour=html_colour_enable),
-            'diff_added': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, include_removed=False, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep),
-            'diff_full': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, include_equal=True, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep, html_colour=html_colour_enable),
-            'diff_patch': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep, patch_format=True),
-            'diff_removed': diff.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, include_added=False, line_feed_sep=line_feed_sep),
-            'notification_timestamp': now,
-            'screenshot': watch.get_screenshot() if watch and watch.get('notification_screenshot') else None,
-            'triggered_text': triggered_text,
-            'uuid': watch.get('uuid') if watch else None,
-            'watch_url': watch.get('url') if watch else None,
-        })
-
-        if watch:
-            n_object.update(watch.extra_notification_token_values())
-
+        n_object = build_notification_object_for_watch(watch, n_object, self.datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('notification_format'))
         logger.trace(f"Main rendered notification placeholders (diff_added etc) calculated in {time.time()-now:.3f}s")
         logger.debug("Queued notification for sending")
         notification_q.put(n_object)