diff --git a/map/bookmark.cpp b/map/bookmark.cpp
index 006f60bf5a..2232507aa1 100644
--- a/map/bookmark.cpp
+++ b/map/bookmark.cpp
@@ -351,19 +351,38 @@ char const * kmlFooter =
     "</kml>\n";
 }
 
+namespace
+{
+  // According to kml/xml spec, we need to escape special symbols inside CDATA
+  inline bool ShouldUseCDATA(string const & s)
+  {
+    return s.find_first_of("<&") != string::npos;
+  }
+}
+
 void BookmarkCategory::SaveToKML(ostream & s)
 {
   s << kmlHeader;
 
-  s << "  <name>" << GetName() <<"</name>\n";
+  // Use CDATA if we have special symbols in the name
+  if (ShouldUseCDATA(GetName()))
+    s << "  <name><![CDATA[" << GetName() << "]]></name>\n";
+  else
+    s << "  <name>" << GetName() << "</name>\n";
   s << "  <visibility>" << (IsVisible() ? "1" : "0") <<"</visibility>\n";
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < m_bookmarks.size(); ++i)
   {
     Bookmark const * bm = m_bookmarks[i];
-    s << "  <Placemark>\n"
-      << "    <name>" << bm->GetName() << "</name>\n"
-      << "    <styleUrl>#" << bm->GetType() << "</styleUrl>\n"
+    s << "  <Placemark>\n";
+
+    // Use CDATA if we have special symbols in the name
+    if (ShouldUseCDATA(bm->GetName()))
+      s << "    <name><![CDATA[" << bm->GetName() << "]]></name>\n";
+    else
+      s << "    <name>" << bm->GetName() << "</name>\n";
+
+    s << "    <styleUrl>#" << bm->GetType() << "</styleUrl>\n"
       << "    <Point>\n"
       << "      <coordinates>" << PointToString(bm->GetOrg()) << "</coordinates>\n"
       << "    </Point>\n";
diff --git a/map/map_tests/bookmarks_test.cpp b/map/map_tests/bookmarks_test.cpp
index c30f596c56..ac621a1c56 100644
--- a/map/map_tests/bookmarks_test.cpp
+++ b/map/map_tests/bookmarks_test.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,15 @@ char const * kmlString =
         "<description><![CDATA[]]></description>"
         "<styleUrl>#placemark-blue</styleUrl>"
         "<Point>"
-          "<coordinates>27.566765,53.900047,0.000000</coordinates>"
+          "<coordinates>27.566765,53.900047,0</coordinates>"
+        "</Point>"
+      "</Placemark>"
+      "<Placemark>"
+        "<name><![CDATA[<MWM & Sons>]]></name>"
+        "<description><![CDATA[Amps & <brackets>]]></description>"
+        "<styleUrl>#placemark-green</styleUrl>"
+        "<Point>"
+          "<coordinates>27.551532,53.89306</coordinates>"
         "</Point>"
       "</Placemark>"
     "</Document>"
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ char const * kmlString =
 
   void CheckBookmarks(BookmarkCategory const & cat)
   {
-    TEST_EQUAL(cat.GetBookmarksCount(), 3, ());
+    TEST_EQUAL(cat.GetBookmarksCount(), 4, ());
 
     Bookmark const * bm = cat.GetBookmark(0);
     TEST_EQUAL(bm->GetName(), "Nebraska", ());
@@ -107,10 +115,18 @@ char const * kmlString =
     TEST_EQUAL(bm->GetType(), "placemark-pink", ());
 
     bm = cat.GetBookmark(2);
-    m2::PointD const org = bm->GetOrg();
+    m2::PointD org = bm->GetOrg();
     TEST_ALMOST_EQUAL(MercatorBounds::XToLon(org.x), 27.566765, ());
     TEST_ALMOST_EQUAL(MercatorBounds::YToLat(org.y), 53.900047, ());
+    TEST_EQUAL(bm->GetName(), "From: Минск, Минская область, Беларусь", ());
     TEST_EQUAL(bm->GetType(), "placemark-blue", ());
+
+    bm = cat.GetBookmark(3);
+    org = bm->GetOrg();
+    TEST_ALMOST_EQUAL(MercatorBounds::XToLon(org.x), 27.551532, ());
+    TEST_ALMOST_EQUAL(MercatorBounds::YToLat(org.y), 53.89306, ());
+    TEST_EQUAL(bm->GetName(), "<MWM & Sons>", ());
+
   }
 }