diff --git a/app/Models/Setting.php b/app/Models/Setting.php
index b0d032da9..751faa80f 100755
--- a/app/Models/Setting.php
+++ b/app/Models/Setting.php
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ class Setting extends Model
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Escapes the custom CSS, and then un-escapes the greater-than symbol
+     * so it can work with direct descendant characters for bootstrap
+     * menu overrides like:
+     * 
+     * .skin-blue .sidebar-menu>li.active>a, .skin-blue .sidebar-menu>li:hover>a
+     * 
+     * Important: Do not remove the e() escaping here, as we output raw in the blade.
+     *
+     * @return string escaped CSS
+     * @author A. Gianotto <snipe@snipe.net>
+     */
     public function show_custom_css()
     {
         $custom_css = Setting::getSettings()->custom_css;
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
index 58f6acae5..e52a2d8f9 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default.blade.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             @endif
 
         @if ($snipeSettings->custom_css)
-            {{ $snipeSettings->show_custom_css() }}
+            {!! $snipeSettings->show_custom_css() !!}
         @endif
      @endif
     @media (max-width: 400px) {