diff --git a/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb b/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
index a9d2f96512..c709314897 100644
--- a/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
@@ -23,19 +23,28 @@ module FormattingHelper
 
     before_html = begin
       if status.spoiler_text?
-        "<p><strong>#{I18n.t('rss.content_warning', locale: available_locale_or_nil(status.language) || I18n.default_locale)}</strong> #{h(status.spoiler_text)}</p><hr />"
-      else
-        ''
+        tag.p do
+          tag.strong do
+            I18n.t('rss.content_warning', locale: available_locale_or_nil(status.language) || I18n.default_locale)
+          end
+
+          status.spoiler_text
+        end + tag.hr
       end
-    end.html_safe # rubocop:disable Rails/OutputSafety
+    end
 
     after_html = begin
       if status.preloadable_poll
-        "<p>#{status.preloadable_poll.options.map { |o| "<input type=#{status.preloadable_poll.multiple? ? 'checkbox' : 'radio'} disabled /> #{h(o)}" }.join('<br />')}</p>"
-      else
-        ''
+        tag.p do
+          safe_join(
+            status.preloadable_poll.options.map do |o|
+              tag.send(status.preloadable_poll.multiple? ? 'checkbox' : 'radio', o, disabled: true)
+            end,
+            tag.br
+          )
+        end
       end
-    end.html_safe # rubocop:disable Rails/OutputSafety
+    end
 
     prerender_custom_emojis(
       safe_join([before_html, html, after_html]),
diff --git a/spec/helpers/formatting_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/formatting_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af604a87b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/formatting_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe FormattingHelper, type: :helper do
+  include Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers
+
+  describe '#rss_status_content_format' do
+    let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, text: 'Hello world<>', spoiler_text: 'This is a spoiler<>', poll: Fabricate(:poll, options: %w(Yes<> No))) }
+    let(:html) { helper.rss_status_content_format(status) }
+
+    it 'renders the spoiler text' do
+      expect(html).to include('<p>This is a spoiler&lt;&gt;</p><hr>')
+    end
+
+    it 'renders the status text' do
+      expect(html).to include('<p>Hello world&lt;&gt;</p>')
+    end
+
+    it 'renders the poll' do
+      expect(html).to include('<radio disabled="disabled">Yes&lt;&gt;</radio><br>')
+    end
+  end
+end