diff --git a/lib/modinfolib.php b/lib/modinfolib.php
index 98ef37e564c..8541eab51d1 100644
--- a/lib/modinfolib.php
+++ b/lib/modinfolib.php
@@ -1084,6 +1084,11 @@ class cm_info implements IteratorAggregate {
      */
     private $content;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $contentisformatted;
+
     /**
      * @var string
      */
@@ -1338,6 +1343,10 @@ class cm_info implements IteratorAggregate {
         if (empty($this->content)) {
             return '';
         }
+        if ($this->contentisformatted) {
+            return $this->content;
+        }
+
         // Improve filter performance by preloading filter setttings for all
         // activities on the course (this does nothing if called multiple
         // times)
@@ -1619,10 +1628,13 @@ class cm_info implements IteratorAggregate {
     /**
      * Sets content to display on course view page below link (if present).
      * @param string $content New content as HTML string (empty string if none)
+     * @param bool $isformatted Whether user content is already passed through format_text/format_string and should not
+     *    be formatted again. This can be useful when module adds interactive elements on top of formatted user text.
      * @return void
      */
-    public function set_content($content) {
+    public function set_content($content, $isformatted = false) {
         $this->content = $content;
+        $this->contentisformatted = $isformatted;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/mod/data/lib.php b/mod/data/lib.php
index c150d235b5f..0feba57674b 100644
--- a/mod/data/lib.php
+++ b/mod/data/lib.php
@@ -1918,13 +1918,12 @@ function data_print_preference_form($data, $perpage, $search, $sort='', $order='
     }
 
     // actual replacement of the tags
-    $newtext = preg_replace($patterns, $replacement, $data->asearchtemplate);
 
     $options = new stdClass();
     $options->para=false;
     $options->noclean=true;
     echo '<tr><td>';
-    echo format_text($newtext, FORMAT_HTML, $options);
+    echo preg_replace($patterns, $replacement, format_text($data->asearchtemplate, FORMAT_HTML, $options));
     echo '</td></tr>';
 
     echo '<tr><td colspan="4"><br/>' .
diff --git a/mod/folder/lib.php b/mod/folder/lib.php
index 4c76c551565..d213cf491e9 100644
--- a/mod/folder/lib.php
+++ b/mod/folder/lib.php
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ function folder_cm_info_view(cm_info $cm) {
         }
         // display folder
         $renderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('mod_folder');
-        $cm->set_content($renderer->display_folder($folder));
+        $cm->set_content($renderer->display_folder($folder), true);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mod/folder/renderer.php b/mod/folder/renderer.php
index 421d96d90cf..ddcf62dd9a3 100644
--- a/mod/folder/renderer.php
+++ b/mod/folder/renderer.php
@@ -134,14 +134,15 @@ class mod_folder_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             $filename = $file->get_filename();
             $url = moodle_url::make_pluginfile_url($file->get_contextid(), $file->get_component(),
                     $file->get_filearea(), $file->get_itemid(), $file->get_filepath(), $filename, false);
+            $filenamedisplay = clean_filename($filename);
             if (file_extension_in_typegroup($filename, 'web_image')) {
                 $image = $url->out(false, array('preview' => 'tinyicon', 'oid' => $file->get_timemodified()));
                 $image = html_writer::empty_tag('img', array('src' => $image));
             } else {
-                $image = $this->output->pix_icon(file_file_icon($file, 24), $filename, 'moodle');
+                $image = $this->output->pix_icon(file_file_icon($file, 24), $filenamedisplay, 'moodle');
             }
             $filename = html_writer::tag('span', $image, array('class' => 'fp-icon')).
-                    html_writer::tag('span', $filename, array('class' => 'fp-filename'));
+                    html_writer::tag('span', $filenamedisplay, array('class' => 'fp-filename'));
             $filename = html_writer::tag('span',
                     html_writer::link($url->out(false, array('forcedownload' => 1)), $filename),
                     array('class' => 'fp-filename-icon'));
diff --git a/mod/upgrade.txt b/mod/upgrade.txt
index 495cdb303a7..00ffe0dfdc9 100644
--- a/mod/upgrade.txt
+++ b/mod/upgrade.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 
 === 3.5 ===
 
-Required changes in code:
-* use new make_backup_temp_directory()
+* Backup directory now can be outside of temp directory. Use make_backup_temp_directory($name) instead of
+  make_temp_directory('/backup/'.$name)
+* Modules that provide their own interactive content and call cm_info::set_content() from [MODULENAME]_cm_info_view()
+  callback should format all user input and call set_content() with parameter $isformatted=true . Otherwise
+  scripts will be cleaned on the course page in case of $CFG->forceclean=1. See example in mod_folder.
 
 === 3.4 ===