diff --git a/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py b/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
index 2a0c29bc2..c59d81022 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ class CompletionItemDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
                 color: {{ conf.colors.completion.match.fg }};
             }
         """
-        template = jinja.environment.from_string(stylesheet)
+        with jinja.environment.no_autoescape():
+            template = jinja.environment.from_string(stylesheet)
         self._doc.setDefaultStyleSheet(template.render(conf=config.val))
 
         if index.parent().isValid():
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index 9cdf7f32c..75c669eb9 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@ def _render_stylesheet(stylesheet):
     """Render the given stylesheet jinja template."""
     # Imported here to avoid a Python 3.4 circular import
     from qutebrowser.utils import jinja
-    template = jinja.environment.from_string(stylesheet)
+    with jinja.environment.no_autoescape():
+        template = jinja.environment.from_string(stylesheet)
     return template.render(conf=val)
 
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py b/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
index f6d9499a5..e7b536b60 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import os
 import os.path
+import contextlib
 import traceback
 import mimetypes
 import html
@@ -82,21 +83,19 @@ class Environment(jinja2.Environment):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__(loader=Loader('html'),
-                         autoescape=self._guess_autoescape,
+                         autoescape=lambda _name: self._autoescape,
                          undefined=jinja2.StrictUndefined)
         self.globals['resource_url'] = self._resource_url
         self.globals['file_url'] = urlutils.file_url
         self.globals['data_url'] = self._data_url
+        self._autoescape = True
 
-    def _guess_autoescape(self, template_name):
-        """Turn auto-escape on/off based on the file type.
-
-        Based on http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/dev/api/#autoescaping
-        """
-        if template_name is None or '.' not in template_name:
-            return False
-        ext = template_name.rsplit('.', 1)[1]
-        return ext in ['html', 'htm', 'xml']
+    @contextlib.contextmanager
+    def no_autoescape(self):
+        """Context manager to temporarily turn off autoescaping."""
+        self._autoescape = False
+        yield
+        self._autoescape = True
 
     def _resource_url(self, path):
         """Load images from a relative path (to qutebrowser).
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py
index 40f9c12bf..c2a72de1a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_jinja.py
@@ -146,14 +146,12 @@ def test_attribute_error():
         jinja.render('attributeerror.html', obj=object())
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('name, expected', [
-    (None, False),
-    ('foo', False),
-    ('foo.html', True),
-    ('foo.htm', True),
-    ('foo.xml', True),
-    ('blah/bar/foo.html', True),
-    ('foo.bar.html', True),
-])
-def test_autoescape(name, expected):
-    assert jinja.environment._guess_autoescape(name) == expected
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('escape', [True, False])
+def test_autoescape(escape):
+    if not escape:
+        with jinja.environment.no_autoescape():
+            template = jinja.environment.from_string("{{ v }}")
+        assert template.render(v='<foo') == '<foo'
+
+    template = jinja.environment.from_string("{{ v }}")
+    assert template.render(v='<foo') == '&lt;foo'