1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
index a03f1202a6d..2306d7b38aa 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
@@ -584,7 +584,12 @@ GitLabDropdown = (function() {
       var link = document.createElement('a');
 
       link.href = url;
-      link.innerHTML = text;
+
+      if (this.highlight) {
+        link.innerHTML = text;
+      } else {
+        link.textContent = text;
+      }
 
       if (selected) {
         link.className = 'is-active';