diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 310e37d16f..4abc9d7f09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     Bug #5025: Data race in the ICO::setMaximumNumOfObjectsToCompilePerFrame()
     Bug #5028: Offered price caps are not trading-specific
     Bug #5038: Enchanting success chance calculations are blatantly wrong
+    Bug #5047: # in cell names sets color
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
index c47399fe7e..9667b694a2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ namespace MWClass
                     store.get<ESM::Region>().find(cell->mRegion);
 
                 //name as is, not a token
-                return region->mName;
+                return MyGUI::TextIterator::toTagsString(region->mName);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 42afc0db8f..950596c960 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         else if (tag.compare(0, tokenLength, tokenToFind) == 0)
         {
             _result = mTranslationDataStorage.translateCellName(tag.substr(tokenLength));
+            _result = MyGUI::TextIterator::toTagsString(_result);
         }
         else if (Gui::replaceTag(tag, _result))
         {