diff --git a/customfield/classes/field_controller.php b/customfield/classes/field_controller.php
index 5dc580e8985..3b50809c2f9 100644
--- a/customfield/classes/field_controller.php
+++ b/customfield/classes/field_controller.php
@@ -255,11 +255,15 @@ abstract class field_controller {
     /**
      * Returns the field name formatted according to configuration context.
      *
+     * @param bool $escape
      * @return string
      */
-    public function get_formatted_name(): string {
+    public function get_formatted_name(bool $escape = true): string {
         $context = $this->get_handler()->get_configuration_context();
-        return format_string($this->get('name'), true, ['context' => $context]);
+        return format_string($this->get('name'), true, [
+            'context' => $context,
+            'escape' => $escape,
+        ]);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/customfield/upgrade.txt b/customfield/upgrade.txt
index e616039f24d..6eb31adf850 100644
--- a/customfield/upgrade.txt
+++ b/customfield/upgrade.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 This files describes API changes in /customfield/*,
 Information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 
+=== 4.4.4 ===
+* The field controller `get_formatted_name()` method now accepts an  optional `$escape` parameter to define whether to
+  escape the returned name
+
 === 4.4.2 ===
 * The customfield_select field controller `get_options` method now returns each option pre-formatted
 
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/custom_fields.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/custom_fields.php
index 7da71117375..241348da70c 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/custom_fields.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/custom_fields.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class custom_fields {
 
                 $columns[] = (new column(
                     'customfield_' . $field->get('shortname'),
-                    new lang_string('customfieldcolumn', 'core_reportbuilder', $field->get_formatted_name()),
+                    new lang_string('customfieldcolumn', 'core_reportbuilder', $field->get_formatted_name(false)),
                     $this->entityname
                 ))
                     ->add_joins($this->get_joins())
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class custom_fields {
                 $filter = (new filter(
                     $typeclass,
                     'customfield_' . $field->get('shortname'),
-                    new lang_string('customfieldcolumn', 'core_reportbuilder', $field->get_formatted_name()),
+                    new lang_string('customfieldcolumn', 'core_reportbuilder', $field->get_formatted_name(false)),
                     $this->entityname,
                     $datafieldsql
                 ))