diff --git a/src/fileio/xml-parser/ticpp.h b/src/fileio/xml-parser/ticpp.h
index ebc21338..5dfd113f 100644
--- a/src/fileio/xml-parser/ticpp.h
+++ b/src/fileio/xml-parser/ticpp.h
@@ -1333,6 +1333,11 @@ namespace ticpp
 		{
 			m_impRC->InitRef();
 		}
+		
+		/// Queries whether this represents text using a CDATA section.
+		bool CDATA() const				{ return m_tiXmlPointer->CDATA(); }
+		/// Turns on or off a CDATA representation of text.
+		void SetCDATA( bool _cdata )	{ m_tiXmlPointer->SetCDATA(_cdata); }
 	};
 
 	/** Wrapper around TiXmlDocument */
diff --git a/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm b/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm
index 419b2635..978039f6 100644
--- a/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm
+++ b/src/tools/prefs.mac.mm
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ bool sync_prefs() {
 				prefs_recording << std::endl;
 			}
 		}
-		record_action("load_prefs", prefs_recording.str());
+		record_action("load_prefs", prefs_recording.str(), true);
 		prefsLoaded = true;
 	}else if(replaying && !prefsLoaded){
 		replayUserDefaults = [[NSUserDefaults alloc] init];
diff --git a/src/tools/prefs.win.cpp b/src/tools/prefs.win.cpp
index 39caa33b..e0f10905 100644
--- a/src/tools/prefs.win.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/prefs.win.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static bool load_prefs(std::istream& in) {
 	prefs.swap(temp_prefs);
 
 	if (recording) {
-		record_action("load_prefs", prefs_recording.str());
+		record_action("load_prefs", prefs_recording.str(), true);
 	}
 
 	return prefsLoaded = true;
diff --git a/src/tools/replay.cpp b/src/tools/replay.cpp
index b3ff997c..6f05a17c 100644
--- a/src/tools/replay.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/replay.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ bool init_action_log(std::string command, std::string file) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-void record_action(std::string action_type, std::string inner_text) {
+void record_action(std::string action_type, std::string inner_text, bool cdata) {
 	Element* root = log_document.FirstChildElement();
 	Element next_action(action_type);
 	Text action_text(inner_text);
+	action_text.SetCDATA(cdata);
 	next_action.InsertEndChild(action_text);
 	root->InsertEndChild(next_action);
 	log_document.SaveFile(log_file);
@@ -151,4 +152,4 @@ short short_from_action(Element& action) {
 	std::istringstream sstr(action.GetText());
 	sstr >> s;
 	return s;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/replay.hpp b/src/tools/replay.hpp
index 5191614a..bdeb3c35 100644
--- a/src/tools/replay.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/replay.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ extern bool recording;
 extern bool replaying;
 
 extern bool init_action_log(std::string command, std::string file);
-extern void record_action(std::string action_type, std::string inner_text);
+extern void record_action(std::string action_type, std::string inner_text, bool cdata = false);
 extern void record_action(std::string action_type, std::map<std::string,std::string> info);
 extern bool has_next_action();
 extern std::string next_action_type();