diff --git a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyReferenceTreeNode.cs b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyReferenceTreeNode.cs
index 815983efb..d2a5b138f 100644
--- a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyReferenceTreeNode.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyReferenceTreeNode.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.TreeNodes
 		public IAssemblyReference AssemblyNameReference => r;
 
 		public override object Text {
-			get { return r.Name + GetSuffixString(r.Handle); }
+			get { return Language.EscapeName(r.Name) + GetSuffixString(r.Handle); }
 		}
 
 		public override object Icon => Images.Assembly;
diff --git a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ModuleReferenceTreeNode.cs b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ModuleReferenceTreeNode.cs
index 1161d2e56..b800e5591 100644
--- a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ModuleReferenceTreeNode.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/ModuleReferenceTreeNode.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.TreeNodes
 			this.metadata = module;
 			this.handle = r;
 			this.reference = module.GetModuleReference(r);
-			this.moduleName = metadata.GetString(reference.Name);
+			this.moduleName = Language.EscapeName(metadata.GetString(reference.Name));
 
 			foreach (var h in module.AssemblyFiles)
 			{