diff --git a/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Rewrite/ConnectionIdRewritePass.cs b/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Rewrite/ConnectionIdRewritePass.cs
index 8c09b42f9..f4435832a 100644
--- a/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Rewrite/ConnectionIdRewritePass.cs
+++ b/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Rewrite/ConnectionIdRewritePass.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms;
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.TypeSystem;
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util;
 
+using ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Xaml;
+
 namespace ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Rewrite
 {
 	internal class ConnectionIdRewritePass : IRewritePass
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Rewrite
 			var events = new List<EventRegistration>();
 
 			switch (inst) {
-				case Block b:
+				case Block _:
 					foreach (var node in ((Block)inst).Instructions) {
 						FindEvents(node, events);
 					}
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Rewrite
 				if (ldftn.OpCode != OpCode.LdFtn && ldftn.OpCode != OpCode.LdVirtFtn)
 					return false;
 				handlerName = ((IInstructionWithMethodOperand)ldftn).Method.Name;
+				handlerName = XamlUtils.EscapeName(handlerName);
 				return true;
 			}
 
diff --git a/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Xaml/XamlUtils.cs b/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Xaml/XamlUtils.cs
index 4ad9d6830..81c160a89 100644
--- a/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Xaml/XamlUtils.cs
+++ b/ILSpy.BamlDecompiler/Xaml/XamlUtils.cs
@@ -73,5 +73,27 @@ namespace ILSpy.BamlDecompiler.Xaml {
 			// (11700684 * 0.000001) != (11700684 / 1000000.0) => 11.700683999999999 != 11.700684
 			return reader.ReadInt32() / 1000000.0;
 		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Escape characters that cannot be used in XML.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static StringBuilder EscapeName(StringBuilder sb, string name)
+		{
+			foreach (char ch in name) {
+				if (char.IsWhiteSpace(ch) || char.IsControl(ch) || char.IsSurrogate(ch))
+					sb.AppendFormat("\\u{0:x4}", (int)ch);
+				else
+					sb.Append(ch);
+			}
+			return sb;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Escape characters that cannot be displayed in the UI.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static string EscapeName(string name)
+		{
+			return EscapeName(new StringBuilder(name.Length), name).ToString();
+		}
 	}
 }
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