diff --git a/core/client/tpl/list-item.hbs b/core/client/tpl/list-item.hbs
index ae4b22dbb5..78506151f4 100644
--- a/core/client/tpl/list-item.hbs
+++ b/core/client/tpl/list-item.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <a class="permalink{{#if featured}} featured{{/if}}" href="#">
-    <h3 class="entry-title">{{title}}</h3>
+    <h3 class="entry-title">{{{title}}}</h3>
     <section class="entry-meta">
         <time datetime="2013-01-04" class="date">
             {{#if published}}
diff --git a/core/client/views/editor.js b/core/client/views/editor.js
index c8802b5bc5..7d31ddae1d 100644
--- a/core/client/views/editor.js
+++ b/core/client/views/editor.js
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@
             this.$('#entry-title').val(this.model.get('title')).focus();
             this.$('#entry-markdown').text(this.model.get('markdown'));
 
+            this.listenTo(this.model, 'change:title', this.renderTitle);
+
             this.initMarkdown();
             this.renderPreview();
 
@@ -363,6 +365,10 @@
             }
         },
 
+        renderTitle: function () {
+            this.$('#entry-title').val(this.model.get('title'));
+        },
+
         // This is a hack to remove iOS6 white space on orientation change bug
         // See: http://cl.ly/RGx9
         orientationChange: function () {
diff --git a/core/client/views/settings.js b/core/client/views/settings.js
index 3cbbd9fbfc..3608adfa87 100644
--- a/core/client/views/settings.js
+++ b/core/client/views/settings.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
             this.addSubview(this.sidebar);
 
-            this.listenTo(Ghost.router, "route:settings", this.changePane);
+            this.listenTo(Ghost.router, 'route:settings', this.changePane);
         },
 
         changePane: function (pane) {
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@
         },
 
         saveSettings: function () {
-            var title = this.$('#blog-title').val(),
+            var self = this,
+                title = this.$('#blog-title').val(),
                 description = this.$('#blog-description').val(),
                 email = this.$('#email-address').val(),
                 postsPerPage = this.$('#postsPerPage').val();
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
                 }, {
                     success: this.saveSuccess,
                     error: this.saveError
-                });
+                }).then(function () { self.render(); });
             }
         },
         showLogo: function (e) {
@@ -212,8 +213,10 @@
                     self.model.save(data, {
                         success: self.saveSuccess,
                         error: self.saveError
+                    }).then(function () {
+                        self.render();
                     });
-                    self.render();
+
                     return true;
                 },
                 buttonClass: "button-save right",
@@ -268,8 +271,9 @@
                     self.model.save(data, {
                         success: self.saveSuccess,
                         error: self.saveError
+                    }).then(function () {
+                        self.render();
                     });
-                    self.render();
                     return true;
                 },
                 buttonClass: "button-save right",
@@ -283,7 +287,8 @@
 
 
         saveUser: function () {
-            var userName = this.$('#user-name').val(),
+            var self = this,
+                userName = this.$('#user-name').val(),
                 userEmail = this.$('#user-email').val(),
                 userLocation = this.$('#user-location').val(),
                 userWebsite = this.$('#user-website').val(),
@@ -322,6 +327,8 @@
                 }, {
                     success: this.saveSuccess,
                     error: this.saveError
+                }).then(function () {
+                    self.render();
                 });
             }
         },
@@ -365,6 +372,8 @@
                             status: 'passive'
                         });
                     }
+                }).then(function () {
+                    self.render();
                 });
             }
         },
diff --git a/core/server/helpers/tpl/nav.hbs b/core/server/helpers/tpl/nav.hbs
index b53b58728b..79eead01a7 100644
--- a/core/server/helpers/tpl/nav.hbs
+++ b/core/server/helpers/tpl/nav.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <nav id="site-navigation" role="navigation">
 	<ul>
 		{{#links}}
-		<li class="{{#active}}current-menu-item{{/active}}"><a title="{{title}}" href="{{url}}">{{title}}</a></li>
+		<li class="{{#active}}current-menu-item{{/active}}"><a title="{{{title}}}" href="{{url}}">{{{title}}}</a></li>
 		{{/links}}
 	</ul>
 </nav>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/server/models/base.js b/core/server/models/base.js
index a8e2cd1638..65db8cae4b 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ var GhostBookshelf,
     _         = require('underscore'),
     uuid      = require('node-uuid'),
     config    = require('../../../config'),
-    Validator = require('validator').Validator;
+    Validator = require('validator').Validator,
+    sanitize  = require('validator').sanitize;
 
 // Initializes Bookshelf as its own instance, so we can modify the Models and not mess up
 // others' if they're using the library outside of ghost.
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ GhostBookshelf.Model = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         return attrs;
     },
 
+    sanitize: function (attr) {
+        return sanitize(this.get(attr)).xss();
+    },
+
     // #### generateSlug
     // Create a string act as the permalink for an object.
     generateSlug: function (Model, base) {
diff --git a/core/server/models/post.js b/core/server/models/post.js
index a25e1a4b97..111c32fff9 100644
--- a/core/server/models/post.js
+++ b/core/server/models/post.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Post = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
 
         this.set('html', converter.makeHtml(this.get('markdown')));
 
-        this.set('title', this.escape('title').trim());
+        this.set('title', this.sanitize('title').trim());
 
         if (this.hasChanged('status') && this.get('status') === 'published') {
             if (!this.get('published_at')) {
diff --git a/core/server/models/settings.js b/core/server/models/settings.js
index ba8d299aca..cce389311d 100644
--- a/core/server/models/settings.js
+++ b/core/server/models/settings.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Settings = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
 
         // All blog setting keys that need their values to be escaped.
         if (this.get('type') === 'blog' && _.contains(['title', 'description', 'email'], this.get('key'))) {
-            this.set('value', this.escape('value'));
+            this.set('value', this.sanitize('value'));
         }
 
         return GhostBookshelf.Model.prototype.saving.apply(this, arguments);
diff --git a/core/server/models/user.js b/core/server/models/user.js
index 2e41e10203..d814a91dea 100644
--- a/core/server/models/user.js
+++ b/core/server/models/user.js
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ User = GhostBookshelf.Model.extend({
 
     saving: function () {
 
-        this.set('name', this.escape('name'));
+        this.set('name', this.sanitize('name'));
+        this.set('email', this.sanitize('email'));
+        this.set('location', this.sanitize('location'));
+        this.set('website', this.sanitize('website'));
+        this.set('bio', this.sanitize('bio'));
 
         return GhostBookshelf.Model.prototype.saving.apply(this, arguments);
     },
diff --git a/core/test/unit/api_posts_spec.js b/core/test/unit/api_posts_spec.js
index 48e3b56301..9355ec7f72 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/api_posts_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/api_posts_spec.js
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ describe('Post Model', function () {
         }).then(null, done);
     });
 
-    it('should escape the title', function (done) {
+    it('should santize the title', function (done) {
 
-        new PostModel().fetch().then(function(model) {
-            return model.set({'title': '<script>alert("hello world")</script>'}).save();
-        }).then(function(saved) {
-            saved.get('title').should.eql('&lt;script&gt;alert(&quot;hello world&quot;)&lt;&#x2F;script&gt;');
+        new PostModel().fetch().then(function (model) {
+            return model.set({'title': "</title></head><body><script>alert('blogtitle');</script>"}).save();
+        }).then(function (saved) {
+            saved.get('title').should.eql("&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head>&lt;body&gt;[removed]alert&#40;'blogtitle'&#41;;[removed]");
             done();
         }).otherwise(done);