diff --git a/src/notifier.vala b/src/notifier.vala
index f98bac8..358cf4d 100644
--- a/src/notifier.vala
+++ b/src/notifier.vala
@@ -73,18 +73,22 @@ namespace MpdNotify {
 
         private void send_notification(string summary, string? body = null,
                 string? icon = null, int timeout = 2000) {
+            string thebody = null;
+            if (body != null) {
+                thebody = body.replace("&", "&");
+            }
             if (notif == null) {
                 if (Notify.is_initted()) {
                     Notify.uninit();
                 }
                 Notify.init("mpdnotify");
-                notif = new Notify.Notification(summary, body, icon);
+                notif = new Notify.Notification(summary, thebody, icon);
                 notif.set_timeout(timeout);
                 notif.closed.connect(() => {
                     notif = null;
                 });
             } else {
-                notif.update(summary, body, icon);
+                notif.update(summary, thebody, icon);
             }
             try {
                 notif.show();