diff --git a/app/views/notification_mailer/mention.text.erb b/app/views/notification_mailer/mention.text.erb
index c12841e94f..b093f4ec02 100644
--- a/app/views/notification_mailer/mention.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/notification_mailer/mention.text.erb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 You were mentioned by <%= @status.account.acct %> in:
 
-<%= @status.content %>
+<%= strip_tags(@status.content) %>
 
 <%= url_for_target(@status) %>