diff --git a/app/views/content_viewer/_publishing_info.html.erb b/app/views/content_viewer/_publishing_info.html.erb
index 1b3daff..92847fa 100644
--- a/app/views/content_viewer/_publishing_info.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content_viewer/_publishing_info.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <%= show_time(@page.published_at) %>
   </span>
   <span class="author">
-    <%= _(", by %s") % (@page.author ? link_to(@page.author_name, @page.author_url) : @page.author_name) %>
+    <%= _(", by %s").html_safe % (@page.author ? link_to(@page.author_name, @page.author_url) : @page.author_name) %>
   </span>
 <% unless @no_comments %>
   <span class="comments">
diff --git a/test/integration/safe_strings_test.rb b/test/integration/safe_strings_test.rb
index 414e3a2..52e6cb4 100644
--- a/test/integration/safe_strings_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/safe_strings_test.rb
@@ -92,4 +92,12 @@ class SafeStringsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     get "/myprofile/marley"
     assert_select ".pending-tasks ul li a"
   end
+
+  should 'not escape author link in publishing info of article' do
+    create_user('jimi', :password => 'test', :password_confirmation => 'test').activate
+    person = Person['jimi']
+    article = fast_create(Article, author_id: person.id, profile_id: person.id)
+    get url_for(article.view_url)
+    assert_select ".publishing-info .author a"
+  end
 end
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