diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6cea6d93..5771abda 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release history
 ================
 
 * Improve handling of links to intra-site resources
+* Decode HTML entities within WordPress post titles on import
 
 3.0 (2012-08-08)
 ==================
diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
index fc28c6a4..fceac4b5 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_import.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import argparse
+from HTMLParser import HTMLParser
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ def wp2fields(xml):
         if item.fetch('wp:status')[0].contents[0] == "publish":
 
             try:
-                title = item.title.contents[0]
+                # Use HTMLParser due to issues with BeautifulSoup 3
+                title = HTMLParser().unescape(item.title.contents[0])
             except IndexError:
                 continue
 
diff --git a/tests/content/wordpressexport.xml b/tests/content/wordpressexport.xml
index d3e86cba..0d68f180 100644
--- a/tests/content/wordpressexport.xml
+++ b/tests/content/wordpressexport.xml
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
     </item>
     <item>
         <title>A normal post</title>
-        <link>http://thisisa.test/?p=173</link>
+        <link>http://thisisa.test/?p=174</link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
         <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
-        <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisisa.test/?p=173</guid>
+        <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisisa.test/?p=174</guid>
         <description></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
 tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
 cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
 proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.]]></content:encoded>
         <excerpt:encoded><![CDATA[]]></excerpt:encoded>
-        <wp:post_id>173</wp:post_id>
+        <wp:post_id>174</wp:post_id>
         <wp:post_date>2012-02-16 15:52:55</wp:post_date>
         <wp:post_date_gmt>0000-00-00 00:00:00</wp:post_date_gmt>
         <wp:comment_status>open</wp:comment_status>
@@ -574,5 +574,59 @@ Bottom line: don't mess up with birds]]></content:encoded>
             <wp:meta_value><![CDATA[3]]></wp:meta_value>
         </wp:postmeta>
     </item>
+    <item>
+        <title>A normal post with some &lt;html&gt; entities in the title. You can&#039;t miss them.</title>
+        <link>http://thisisa.test/?p=175</link>
+        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+        <dc:creator>bob</dc:creator>
+        <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisisa.test/?p=175</guid>
+        <description></description>
+        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
+tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
+quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
+consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
+cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
+proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
+
+<ul>
+    <li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
+tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
+quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
+consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
+cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
+proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</li>
+    <li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
+tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
+quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
+consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
+cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
+proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</li>
+</ul>
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
+tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
+quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
+consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
+cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
+proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.]]></content:encoded>
+        <excerpt:encoded><![CDATA[]]></excerpt:encoded>
+        <wp:post_id>175</wp:post_id>
+        <wp:post_date>2012-02-16 15:52:55</wp:post_date>
+        <wp:post_date_gmt>0000-00-00 00:00:00</wp:post_date_gmt>
+        <wp:comment_status>open</wp:comment_status>
+        <wp:ping_status>open</wp:ping_status>
+        <wp:post_name>html-entity-test</wp:post_name>
+        <wp:status>publish</wp:status>
+        <wp:post_parent>0</wp:post_parent>
+        <wp:menu_order>0</wp:menu_order>
+        <wp:post_type>post</wp:post_type>
+        <wp:post_password></wp:post_password>
+        <wp:is_sticky>0</wp:is_sticky>
+        <category domain="category" nicename="category-2"><![CDATA[Category 2]]></category>
+        <wp:postmeta>
+            <wp:meta_key>_edit_last</wp:meta_key>
+            <wp:meta_value><![CDATA[3]]></wp:meta_value>
+        </wp:postmeta>
+    </item>
 </channel>
 </rss>
diff --git a/tests/test_importer.py b/tests/test_importer.py
index d4ff8205..959a556a 100644
--- a/tests/test_importer.py
+++ b/tests/test_importer.py
@@ -47,3 +47,13 @@ class TestWordpressXmlImporter(unittest.TestCase):
             rst_files = (r(f) for f in silent_f2p(posts, 'rst', temp,
                          strip_raw=True))
             self.assertFalse(any('<iframe' in rst for rst in rst_files))
+
+    def test_decode_html_entities_in_titles(self):
+        posts = list(self.posts)
+        test_posts = [post for post in posts if post[2] == 'html-entity-test']
+        self.assertTrue(len(test_posts) == 1)
+        
+        post = test_posts[0]
+        title = post[0]
+        self.assertTrue(title, "A normal post with some <html> entities in the title. You can't miss them.")
+        self.assertTrue('&' not in title)