diff --git a/lib/create.js b/lib/create.js
index fbbcf16a..da75631f 100755
--- a/lib/create.js
+++ b/lib/create.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ exports.create = function (project_path, config, options, events) {
             fs.ensureDirSync(activity_dir);
             fs.copySync(path.join(project_template_dir, 'Activity.java'), activity_path);
             utils.replaceFileContents(activity_path, /__ACTIVITY__/, safe_activity_name);
-            utils.replaceFileContents(path.join(app_path, 'res', 'values', 'strings.xml'), /__NAME__/, project_name);
+            utils.replaceFileContents(path.join(app_path, 'res', 'values', 'strings.xml'), /__NAME__/, utils.escape(project_name));
             utils.replaceFileContents(activity_path, /__ID__/, package_name);
 
             var manifest = new AndroidManifest(path.join(project_template_dir, 'AndroidManifest.xml'));
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 7436cac5..28f17d92 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -66,3 +66,21 @@ exports.forgivingWhichSync = (cmd) => {
 
 exports.isWindows = () => os.platform() === 'win32';
 exports.isDarwin = () => os.platform() === 'darwin';
+
+const UNESCAPED_REGEX = /[&<>"']/g;
+
+const escapes = {
+    '&': '&amp;',
+    '<': '&lt;',
+    '>': '&gt;',
+    '"': '&quot;',
+    "'": '&#39;'
+};
+
+/**
+ * Converts the characters "&", "<", ">", '"' and "'" in the given string to
+ * their corresponding escaped value
+ * @param {string} str the string to be escaped
+ * @returns the escaped string
+ */
+exports.escape = (str) => UNESCAPED_REGEX.test(str) ? str.replace(UNESCAPED_REGEX, (key) => escapes[key]) : str;
diff --git a/spec/unit/create.spec.js b/spec/unit/create.spec.js
index de05e866..33cc4bee 100644
--- a/spec/unit/create.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/create.spec.js
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ describe('create', function () {
                 });
             });
 
+            it('should interpolate the escaped project name into strings.xml', () => {
+                config_mock.name.and.returnValue('<Incredible&App>');
+                return create.create(project_path, config_mock, {}, events_mock).then(() => {
+                    expect(utils.replaceFileContents).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join(app_path, 'res', 'values', 'strings.xml'), /__NAME__/, '&lt;Incredible&amp;App&gt;');
+                });
+            });
+
             it('should copy template scripts into generated project', () => {
                 return create.create(project_path, config_mock, {}, events_mock).then(() => {
                     expect(create.copyScripts).toHaveBeenCalledWith(project_path);