diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 685ce36..da04974 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
+[[package]]
+name = "html-escape"
+version = "0.2.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d1ad449764d627e22bfd7cd5e8868264fc9236e07c752972b4080cd351cb476"
+dependencies = [
+ "utf8-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "html_editor"
 version = "0.6.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "html-escape",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "utf8-width"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5190c9442dcdaf0ddd50f37420417d219ae5261bbf5db120d0f9bab996c9cba1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6502e5d..2cf436f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["html", "parser", "editor", "dom"]
 
 [dependencies]
+html-escape = "0.2.13"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e8f2628..7d93575 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ pub enum Doctype {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Node {
     Element(Element),
+    /// A text node in the DOM. The contents of the `Text` has all entities expanded.
+    /// For example parsing `I &lt;3 HTML` would result in a `Text("I <3 HTML")`.
+    ///
+    /// Note that `<script>` and `<style>` are considered special, and entities inside
+    /// are not expanded. This is also respected when serializing a `<script>` or
+    /// `<style>` element using [Htmlifiable::html](operation::Htmlifiable::html).
     Text(String),
     Comment(String),
     Doctype(Doctype),
diff --git a/src/operation/html.rs b/src/operation/html.rs
index de70bee..30c0d6e 100644
--- a/src/operation/html.rs
+++ b/src/operation/html.rs
@@ -29,11 +29,27 @@ pub trait Htmlifiable {
 
 impl Htmlifiable for Element {
     fn html(&self) -> String {
+        let children_html = match self.name.as_str() {
+            "style" | "script" => {
+                // <style> and <script> tags should not have their contents escaped
+                let mut html = String::new();
+                for node in &self.children {
+                    if let Node::Text(text) = node {
+                        html.push_str(text.as_str());
+                    } else {
+                        html.push_str(node.html().as_str());
+                    }
+                }
+                html
+            }
+            _ => self.children.html(),
+        };
+
         if self.attrs.is_empty() {
             return if VOID_TAGS.contains(&self.name.as_str()) {
                 format!("<{}>", self.name)
             } else {
-                format!("<{}>{}</{}>", self.name, self.children.html(), self.name)
+                format!("<{}>{}</{}>", self.name, children_html, self.name)
             };
         }
         let attrs = self
@@ -43,7 +59,7 @@ impl Htmlifiable for Element {
                 if v.is_empty() {
                     k.to_string()
                 } else {
-                    format!(r#"{}="{}""#, k, v)
+                    format!(r#"{}="{}""#, k, html_escape::encode_double_quoted_attribute(&v).into_owned())
                 }
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
@@ -56,7 +72,7 @@ impl Htmlifiable for Element {
                 "<{} {}>{}</{}>",
                 self.name,
                 attrs,
-                self.children.html(),
+                children_html,
                 self.name
             )
         }
@@ -67,7 +83,7 @@ impl Htmlifiable for Node {
     fn html(&self) -> String {
         match self {
             Node::Element(element) => element.html(),
-            Node::Text(text) => text.to_string(),
+            Node::Text(text) => html_escape::encode_text(text).into_owned(),
             Node::Comment(comment) => format!("<!--{}-->", comment),
             Node::Doctype(doctype) => match &doctype {
                 Doctype::Html => "<!DOCTYPE html>".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/parse.rs
index 35b20f1..3c2065f 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/parse.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fn html_to_stack(html: &str) -> Result<Vec<Token>, String> {
                         let txt_text = String::from_iter(chars_stack);
                         chars_stack = Vec::new();
                         // Push the text we just got to the token stack.
-                        token_stack.push(Token::Text(txt_text));
+                        token_stack.push(Token::from_raw_text(txt_text));
                     }
                     chars_stack.push(ch);
                 }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn html_to_stack(html: &str) -> Result<Vec<Token>, String> {
     }
     if !chars_stack.is_empty() {
         let text = String::from_iter(chars_stack);
-        token_stack.push(Token::Text(text));
+        token_stack.push(Token::from_raw_text(text));
     }
     Ok(token_stack)
 }
diff --git a/src/parse/attrs.rs b/src/parse/attrs.rs
index d0be766..c0f9d3c 100644
--- a/src/parse/attrs.rs
+++ b/src/parse/attrs.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn parse(attr_str: String) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
                             attr_pos = AttrPos::Space;
                             let value = String::from_iter(chars_stack);
                             chars_stack = Vec::new();
-                            value_stack.push(value)
+                            value_stack.push(html_escape::decode_html_entities(&value).into_owned())
                         }
                     } else {
                         chars_stack.push(ch)
diff --git a/src/parse/token.rs b/src/parse/token.rs
index 4fe9753..0a57561 100644
--- a/src/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/parse/token.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ impl Token {
         Self::Comment(comment[4..comment.len() - 3].to_string())
     }
 
+    /// Takes a raw (escaped) text string, giving a Text token with the entities decoded.
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// assert_eq!(Token::from_raw_text("hello &amp; goodbye"), Token::Text("hello & goodbye"));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn from_raw_text(text: String) -> Self {
+        Self::Text(html_escape::decode_html_entities(&text).into_owned())
+    }
+
     pub fn node(&self) -> Node {
         self.clone().into_node()
     }
diff --git a/tests/escapes.rs b/tests/escapes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41127b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/escapes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+use html_editor::operation::*;
+use html_editor::{parse, Node, Element};
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse() {
+    const HTML: &str = r#"
+        <!DOCTYPE html>
+        <html lang="en">
+        <head>
+            <meta charset="UTF-8">
+            <title>I &lt;3 &#34;escaping&#34;</title>
+        </head>
+        <body>
+            <div id="testee" attr="id-with-&quot;quotes&quot;-inside"></div>
+        </body>
+        </html>"#;
+
+    let html = parse(HTML).unwrap();
+    let title_selector = Selector::from("title");
+
+    let Some(title) = html.query(&title_selector) else {
+        assert!(false, "title selector failed to match");
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(title.name, "title");
+
+    match title.children.get(0) {
+        Some(Node::Text(title_content)) => assert_eq!(title_content, "I <3 \"escaping\""),
+        _ => assert!(false, "<title> with no text child"),
+    }
+
+    let div_selector = Selector::from("#testee");
+
+    match html.query(&div_selector) {
+        Some(div) => {
+            assert_eq!(
+                div.attrs,
+                vec![
+                    ("attr".into(), "id-with-\"quotes\"-inside".into()),
+                    ("id".into(), "testee".into()),
+                ]);
+        }
+        None => assert!(false, "div selector failed to match")
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_generate() {
+    let element = Element::new(
+        "dummy-tag",
+        vec![("attr-1".into(), "attribute containing < and \" and &".into())],
+        vec![Node::Text("fake <tag>".into())],
+    );
+
+    let generated = element.html();
+    assert_eq!(generated, r#"<dummy-tag attr-1="attribute containing &lt; and &quot; and &amp;">fake &lt;tag&gt;</dummy-tag>"#);
+}
+
+// Nothing inside script and style tags should be escaped
+#[test]
+fn no_unescapes_in_script_and_style() {
+    const HTML: &str = r#"
+        <!DOCTYPE html>
+        <html lang="en">
+        <head>
+            <script>let text = "this tag shouldn't be escaped -> <p> hi </p>"</script>
+            <style>main:before { content: "fake <b>tag</b>"; }</style>
+        </head>
+        </html>"#;
+
+    let html = parse(HTML).unwrap();
+
+    let script_selector = Selector::from("script");
+
+    let Some(script) = html.query(&script_selector) else {
+        assert!(false, "script selector failed to match");
+        unreachable!()
+    };
+    assert_eq!(script.name, "script");
+
+    match script.children.get(0) {
+        Some(Node::Text(script_content)) => assert_eq!(script_content, r#"let text = "this tag shouldn't be escaped -> <p> hi </p>""#),
+        _ => {
+            assert!(false, "script had no text children");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let style_selector = Selector::from("style");
+
+    let Some(style) = html.query(&style_selector) else {
+        assert!(false, "Couldn't find style");
+        return;
+    };
+
+    match style.children.get(0) {
+        Some(Node::Text(style_content)) => assert_eq!(style_content, r#"main:before { content: "fake <b>tag</b>"; }"#),
+        _ => {
+            assert!(false, "style had no text children");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn no_escapes_in_script_and_style() {
+    let element = Element::new(
+        "head",
+        vec![],
+        vec![
+            Node::Element(Element::new(
+                "script",
+                vec![],
+                vec![Node::Text(r#"let text = "this tag shouldn't be escaped -> <p> hi </p>""#.into())],
+            )),
+            Node::Element(Element::new(
+                "style",
+                vec![],
+                vec![Node::Text(r#"main:before { content: "fake <b>tag</b>"; }"#.into())],
+            )),
+        ],
+    );
+
+    let generated = element.html();
+    assert_eq!(generated, r#"<head><script>let text = "this tag shouldn't be escaped -> <p> hi </p>"</script><style>main:before { content: "fake <b>tag</b>"; }</style></head>"#);
+}
