diff --git a/ffplayout/filters/v_drawtext.py b/ffplayout/filters/v_drawtext.py
index 4ea0d791..9cb739b3 100644
--- a/ffplayout/filters/v_drawtext.py
+++ b/ffplayout/filters/v_drawtext.py
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ def filter(probe, node=None):
         font = f":fontfile='{_text.fontfile}'"
 
     if _text.text_from_filename:
-        return f"drawtext=text='{title}':{_text.style}{font}"
+        escape = title.replace("'", "'\\\\\\''")
+        return f"drawtext=text='{escape}':{_text.style}{font}"