diff --git a/dataRender/ellipsis.js b/dataRender/ellipsis.js
index 186e9e5..b42ac5e 100644
--- a/dataRender/ellipsis.js
+++ b/dataRender/ellipsis.js
@@ -63,12 +63,18 @@ jQuery.fn.dataTable.render.ellipsis = function ( cutoff, wordbreak, escapeHtml )
 		}
 
 		if ( typeof d !== 'number' && typeof d !== 'string' ) {
+			if ( escapeHtml ) {
+				return esc( d );
+			}
 			return d;
 		}
 
 		d = d.toString(); // cast numbers
 
 		if ( d.length <= cutoff ) {
+			if ( escapeHtml ) {
+				return esc( d );
+			}
 			return d;
 		}