diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
index 093261ef61..6da1f22e42 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ public class Functions {
         return Util.encode(s);
     }
 
+    public static String escape(String s) {
+        return Util.escape(s);
+    }
+
     public static void adminCheck(StaplerRequest req, StaplerResponse rsp, Object required) throws IOException, ServletException {
         if(required!=null && !Hudson.adminCheck(req,rsp)) {
             // check failed