diff --git a/src/AutosizeInput.js b/src/AutosizeInput.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/AutosizeInput.js
+++ b/src/AutosizeInput.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var AutosizeInput = React.createClass({
 		this.refs.input.getDOMNode().select();
 	},
 	render () {
-		var escapedValue = (this.props.value || '').replace(/ /g, '&nbsp;').replace(/\</g, '&lt;').replace(/\>/g, '&gt;');
+		var escapedValue = (this.props.value || '').replace(/\&/g, '&amp;').replace(/ /g, '&nbsp;').replace(/\</g, '&lt;').replace(/\>/g, '&gt;');
 		var wrapperStyle = this.props.style || {};
 		wrapperStyle.display = 'inline-block';
 		var inputStyle = this.props.inputStyle || {};
Escaping & characters in input, fixes #9