diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/MultiSelectionPrompt.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/MultiSelectionPrompt.cs
index 69eef59..45c95b0 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/MultiSelectionPrompt.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/MultiSelectionPrompt.cs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
                 var text = (Converter ?? TypeConverterHelper.ConvertToString)?.Invoke(item.Node.Data) ?? item.Node.Data.ToString() ?? "?";
                 if (current)
                 {
-                    text = text.RemoveMarkup();
+                    text = text.RemoveMarkup().EscapeMarkup();
                 }
 
                 var checkbox = item.Node.IsSelected
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/SelectionPrompt.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/SelectionPrompt.cs
index 29a0e0f..b71fa59 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/SelectionPrompt.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Prompts/SelectionPrompt.cs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
                 var text = (Converter ?? TypeConverterHelper.ConvertToString)?.Invoke(item.Node.Data) ?? item.Node.Data.ToString() ?? "?";
                 if (current)
                 {
-                    text = text.RemoveMarkup();
+                    text = text.RemoveMarkup().EscapeMarkup();
                 }
 
                 grid.AddRow(new Markup(indent + prompt + " " + text, style));
diff --git a/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Prompts/SelectionPromptTests.cs b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Prompts/SelectionPromptTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06a607e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/Prompts/SelectionPromptTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using Shouldly;
+using Spectre.Console.Testing;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
+{
+    public sealed class SelectionPromptTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        [GitHubIssue(608)]
+        public void Should_Not_Throw_When_Selecting_An_Item_With_Escaped_Markup()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new TestConsole();
+            console.Profile.Capabilities.Interactive = true;
+            console.Input.PushKey(ConsoleKey.Enter);
+            var input = "[red]This text will never be red[/]".EscapeMarkup();
+
+            // When
+            var prompt = new SelectionPrompt<string>()
+                    .Title("Select one")
+                    .AddChoices(input);
+            prompt.Show(console);
+            
+            // Then
+            console.Output.ShouldContain(@"[red]This text will never be red[/]");
+        }    
+    }
+}