diff --git a/secretary.py b/secretary.py
index 151b826..a20ebc9 100644
--- a/secretary.py
+++ b/secretary.py
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ class Renderer(object):
         unescape_rules = {
             r'({[{|%].*)(>)(.*[%|}]})': r'\1>\3',
             r'({[{|%].*)(&lt;)(.*[%|}]})': r'\1<\3',
+            r'({[{|%].*)(<.?text:s.?>)(.*[%|}]})': r'\1 \3',
         }
 
         for p, r in unescape_rules.iteritems():