1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
index f6e814095..3306e4f31 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docbook.hs
@@ -126,9 +126,10 @@ writeDocbook opts (Pandoc meta blocks) = do
                   defField "mathml" (case writerHTMLMathMethod opts of
                                           MathML -> True
                                           _      -> False) metadata
-  case writerTemplate opts of
-       Nothing  -> return main
-       Just tpl -> renderTemplate' tpl context
+  (if writerPreferAscii opts then toEntities else id) <$>
+    case writerTemplate opts of
+         Nothing  -> return main
+         Just tpl -> renderTemplate' tpl context
 
 -- | Convert an Element to Docbook.
 elementToDocbook :: PandocMonad m => WriterOptions -> Int -> Element -> DB m Doc