diff --git a/compose/service/record.go b/compose/service/record.go
index 46f12212ec..b3eac94efa 100644
--- a/compose/service/record.go
+++ b/compose/service/record.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type (
 
 	recordValuesSanitizer interface {
 		Run(*types.Module, types.RecordValueSet) types.RecordValueSet
+		RunXSS(*types.Module, types.RecordValueSet) types.RecordValueSet
 	}
 
 	recordValuesValidator interface {
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ func (svc record) lookup(ctx context.Context, namespaceID, moduleID uint64, look
 		}
 
 		r.SetModule(m)
+		r.Values = svc.sanitizer.RunXSS(m, r.Values)
 
 		return nil
 	}()
@@ -312,6 +314,7 @@ func (svc record) Find(ctx context.Context, filter types.RecordFilter) (set type
 
 		_ = set.Walk(func(r *types.Record) error {
 			r.SetModule(m)
+			r.Values = svc.sanitizer.RunXSS(m, r.Values)
 			return nil
 		})
 
diff --git a/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go b/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go
index 21c3601702..f86d567fa6 100644
--- a/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go
+++ b/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ package values
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/expr"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/expr"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/types"
 )
 
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ func (s sanitizer) Run(m *types.Module, vv types.RecordValueSet) (out types.Reco
 		}
 
 		// Per field type validators
-		switch strings.ToLower(f.Kind) {
+		switch kind {
 		case "bool":
 			v.Value = sBool(v.Value)
 
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ func (s sanitizer) Run(m *types.Module, vv types.RecordValueSet) (out types.Reco
 		case "number":
 			v.Value = sNumber(v.Value, f.Options.Precision())
 
+		case "string":
+			v.Value = sString(v.Value)
+
 			// Uncomment when they become relevant for sanitization
 			//case "email":
 			//	v = s.sEmail(v, f, m)
@@ -136,8 +142,6 @@ func (s sanitizer) Run(m *types.Module, vv types.RecordValueSet) (out types.Reco
 			//	v = s.sRecord(v, f, m)
 			//case "select":
 			//	v = s.sSelect(v, f, m)
-			//case "string":
-			//	v = s.sString(v, f, m)
 			//case "url":
 			//	v = s.sUrl(v, f, m)
 			//case "user":
@@ -148,6 +152,29 @@ func (s sanitizer) Run(m *types.Module, vv types.RecordValueSet) (out types.Reco
 	return
 }
 
+func (s sanitizer) RunXSS(m *types.Module, vv types.RecordValueSet) types.RecordValueSet {
+	var (
+		f *types.ModuleField
+	)
+
+	for _, v := range vv {
+		f = m.Fields.FindByName(v.Name)
+		if f == nil {
+			// Unknown field,
+			// if it is not handled before,
+			// sanitizer does not care about it
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch strings.ToLower(f.Kind) {
+		case "string":
+			v.Value = sString(v.Value)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return vv
+}
+
 func sBool(v interface{}) string {
 	switch c := v.(type) {
 	case bool:
@@ -258,6 +285,19 @@ func sNumber(num interface{}, p uint) string {
 	return str
 }
 
+// sString is used mostly to strip insecure html data
+// from strings
+func sString(str string) string {
+	// use standard html escaping policy
+	p := bluemonday.UGCPolicy()
+
+	// match only colors for html editor elements on style attr
+	p.AllowAttrs("style").OnElements("span", "p")
+	p.AllowStyles("color").Matching(regexp.MustCompile("(?i)^#([0-9a-f]{3,4}|[0-9a-f]{6}|[0-9a-f]{8})$")).Globally()
+
+	return p.Sanitize(str)
+}
+
 // sanitize casts value to field kind format
 func sanitize(f *types.ModuleField, v interface{}) string {
 	switch strings.ToLower(f.Kind) {
diff --git a/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go b/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go
index 7491c682b7..036e6a8bc6 100644
--- a/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go
+++ b/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package values
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/types"
 )
 
@@ -160,6 +161,160 @@ func Test_sanitizer_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			input:   "42.040",
 			output:  "42.04",
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; html",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   "<span onerror=alert()>Title here</span>",
+			output:  "<span>Title here</span>",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; html a.href with javascript alert",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<a href="javascript:alert('XSS1')" onmouseover="alert('XSS2')">XSS<a>`,
+			output:  "XSS",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; a.href with javascript",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<a href="javascript:document.location='https://cortezaproject.org/'">XSS</A>`,
+			output:  "XSS",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; script with script",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<script>document.write("<scri");</script>pt src="https://cortezaproject.org/script.js"></script>`,
+			output:  "pt src=&#34;https://cortezaproject.org/script.js&#34;&gt;",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; script with a",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<script a=">'>" src="https://cortezaproject.org/xss.js"></script>`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; meta with script",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<meta http-equiv="set-cookie" content="<script>alert('xss')</script>">`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; object",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<object type="text/x-scriptlet" data="https://cortezaproject.org/xss.html"></object>`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; base href",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<base href="javascript:alert('xss');//">`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; script",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<!--[if gte ie 4]><script>alert('xss');</script><![endif]-->`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; div",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<div style="background-image: url(javascript:alert('XSS'))"></div>`,
+			output:  "<div></div>",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; frameset",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<frameset><frame src="javascript:alert('XSS');"></frameset>`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; iframe",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<iframe src=# onmouseover="alert(document.cookie)"></iframe>`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; meta",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://;url=javascript:alert('xss');">`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; br",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<br size="&{alert('XSS')}">`,
+			output:  "<br>",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; bgsound",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<bgsound src="javascript:alert('XSS');">`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; input type image",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<input type="image" src="javascript:alert('XSS');">`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; style",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<style>@import 'https://cortezaproject.org/xss.css';</style>`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; link",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<link rel="stylesheet" href="javascript:alert('xss');">`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; html body onload event",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<body onload=alert('XSS')>`,
+			output:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; xss element",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `'';!--"<XSS>=&{()}`,
+			output:  "&#39;&#39;;!--&#34;=&amp;{()}",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; xss element",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `Hello <span class="><script src='https://cortezaproject.org/XSS.js'></script>">there</span> world.`,
+			output:  "Hello <span>there</span> world.",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "string escaping; xss element",
+			kind:    "String",
+			options: map[string]interface{}{},
+			input:   `<tag1>cor<tag2></tag2>teza</tag1><tag1>server</tag1><tag2>123</tag2>`,
+			output:  "cortezaserver123",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/compose/record_test.go b/tests/compose/record_test.go
index b4373959be..50a7470881 100644
--- a/tests/compose/record_test.go
+++ b/tests/compose/record_test.go
@@ -314,6 +314,66 @@ func TestRecordCreate_forbidenFields(t *testing.T) {
 		End()
 }
 
+func TestRecordCreate_xss(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHelper(t)
+	h.clearRecords()
+
+	h.allow(types.NamespaceRBACResource.AppendWildcard(), "read")
+	h.allow(types.ModuleRBACResource.AppendWildcard(), "read")
+	h.allow(types.ModuleRBACResource.AppendWildcard(), "record.create")
+	h.allow(types.ModuleRBACResource.AppendWildcard(), "record.update")
+	h.allow(types.ModuleRBACResource.AppendWildcard(), "record.read")
+
+	var (
+		ns  = h.makeNamespace("some-namespace")
+		mod = h.makeModule(ns, "some-module",
+			&types.ModuleField{
+				Kind: "String",
+				Name: "dummy",
+			},
+			&types.ModuleField{
+				Kind: "String",
+				Name: "dummyRichTextBox",
+				Options: map[string]interface{}{
+					"useRichTextEditor": true,
+				},
+			},
+		)
+	)
+
+	t.Run("create with rich text fields", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var (
+			req = require.New(t)
+
+			payload = struct {
+				Response *types.Record
+			}{}
+
+			rec = &types.Record{
+				Values: types.RecordValueSet{
+					&types.RecordValue{Name: "dummyRichTextBox", Value: "<img src=x onerror=alert(11111)>test"},
+					&types.RecordValue{Name: "dummy", Value: "simple-text"},
+				},
+			}
+		)
+
+		h.apiInit().
+			Post(fmt.Sprintf("/namespace/%d/module/%d/record/", ns.ID, mod.ID)).
+			JSON(helpers.JSON(rec)).
+			Expect(t).
+			Status(http.StatusOK).
+			Assert(jsonpath.Present(`$.response.values[? @.name=="dummyRichTextBox"]`)).
+			Assert(jsonpath.Present(`$.response.values[? @.name=="dummy"]`)).
+			Assert(jsonpath.Present(`$.response.values[? @.value=="simple-text"]`)).
+			Assert(jsonpath.Present(`$.response.values[? @.value=="<img src=\"x\">test"]`)).
+			End().
+			JSON(&payload)
+
+		req.NotNil(payload.Response)
+		req.NotZero(payload.Response.ID)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestRecordCreateWithErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	h := newHelper(t)
 	h.clearRecords()