diff --git a/backend/app/store/comment_test.go b/backend/app/store/comment_test.go
index 3c712766..f84f570f 100644
--- a/backend/app/store/comment_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/store/comment_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func TestComment_Sanitize(t *testing.T) {
 			inp: Comment{Text: "blah & & 123 — —"},
 			out: Comment{Text: `blah & & 123 — —`},
 		},
+		{
+			inp: Comment{Text: "blah & & 123 — —"},
+			out: Comment{Text: `blah & & 123 — —`},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for n, tt := range tbl {
diff --git a/backend/app/store/formatter.go b/backend/app/store/formatter.go
index cfd0ff96..b3b52c31 100644
--- a/backend/app/store/formatter.go
+++ b/backend/app/store/formatter.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (f *CommentFormatter) FormatText(txt string) (res string) {
 	})
 
 	res = string(bf.Run([]byte(txt), bf.WithExtensions(mdExt), bf.WithRenderer(rend)))
+	res = f.unEscape(res)
 
 	for _, conv := range f.converters {
 		res = conv.Convert(res)
@@ -90,3 +91,16 @@ func (f *CommentFormatter) shortenAutoLinks(commentHTML string, max int) (resHTM
 	}
 	return resHTML
 }
+
+func (f *CommentFormatter) unEscape(txt string) (res string) {
+	elems := []struct {
+		from, to string
+	}{
+		{`—`, "—"},
+	}
+	res = txt
+	for _, e := range elems {
+		res = strings.Replace(res, e.from, e.to, -1)
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/store/formatter_test.go b/backend/app/store/formatter_test.go
index bea2184c..52b34961 100644
--- a/backend/app/store/formatter_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/store/formatter_test.go
@@ -14,17 +14,23 @@ func (m mockConverter) Convert(text string) string { return text + "!converted"
 func TestFormatter_FormatText(t *testing.T) {
 	tbl := []struct {
 		in, out string
+		name    string
 	}{
-		{"", "!converted"},
-		{"12345 abc", "<p>12345 abc</p>\n!converted"},
-		{"**xyz** _aaa_ - \"sfs\"", "<p><strong>xyz</strong> <em>aaa</em> – «sfs»</p>\n!converted"},
+		{"", "!converted", "empty"},
+		{"12345 abc", "<p>12345 abc</p>\n!converted", "simple"},
+		{"**xyz** _aaa_ - \"sfs\"", "<p><strong>xyz</strong> <em>aaa</em> – «sfs»</p>\n!converted", "format"},
 		{
-			"http://127.0.0.1/some-long-link/12345/678901234567890", "<p><a href=\"http://127.0.0.1/some-long-link/12345/678901234567890\">http://127.0.0.1/some-long-link/12345/6789012...</a></p>\n!converted",
+			"http://127.0.0.1/some-long-link/12345/678901234567890",
+			"<p><a href=\"http://127.0.0.1/some-long-link/12345/678901234567890\">http://127.0.0." +
+				"1/some-long-link/12345/6789012...</a></p>\n!converted", "links",
 		},
+		{"&mdash; not translated #354", "<p>— not translated #354</p>\n!converted", "mdash"},
 	}
 	f := NewCommentFormatter(mockConverter{})
-	for n, tt := range tbl {
-		assert.Equal(t, tt.out, f.FormatText(tt.in), "check #%d", n)
+	for _, tt := range tbl {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.out, f.FormatText(tt.in))
+		})
 	}
 }