diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
index 32bd8373db221..bc5e9ee66c09b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
@@ -650,12 +650,11 @@ public function renderException($e, $output)
             if (defined('HHVM_VERSION') && $width > 1 << 31) {
                 $width = 1 << 31;
             }
-            $formatter = $output->getFormatter();
             $lines = array();
-            foreach (preg_split('/\r?\n/', OutputFormatter::escape($e->getMessage())) as $line) {
+            foreach (preg_split('/\r?\n/', $e->getMessage()) as $line) {
                 foreach ($this->splitStringByWidth($line, $width - 4) as $line) {
                     // pre-format lines to get the right string length
-                    $lineLength = $this->stringWidth(preg_replace('/\[[^m]*m/', '', $formatter->format($line))) + 4;
+                    $lineLength = $this->stringWidth($line) + 4;
                     $lines[] = array($line, $lineLength);
 
                     $len = max($lineLength, $len);
@@ -663,15 +662,15 @@ public function renderException($e, $output)
             }
 
             $messages = array();
-            $messages[] = $emptyLine = $formatter->format(sprintf('<error>%s</error>', str_repeat(' ', $len)));
-            $messages[] = $formatter->format(sprintf('<error>%s%s</error>', $title, str_repeat(' ', max(0, $len - $this->stringWidth($title)))));
+            $messages[] = $emptyLine = sprintf('<error>%s</error>', str_repeat(' ', $len));
+            $messages[] = sprintf('<error>%s%s</error>', $title, str_repeat(' ', max(0, $len - $this->stringWidth($title))));
             foreach ($lines as $line) {
-                $messages[] = $formatter->format(sprintf('<error>  %s  %s</error>', $line[0], str_repeat(' ', $len - $line[1])));
+                $messages[] = sprintf('<error>  %s  %s</error>', OutputFormatter::escape($line[0]), str_repeat(' ', $len - $line[1]));
             }
             $messages[] = $emptyLine;
             $messages[] = '';
 
-            $output->writeln($messages, OutputInterface::OUTPUT_RAW);
+            $output->writeln($messages);
 
             if (OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE <= $output->getVerbosity()) {
                 $output->writeln('<comment>Exception trace:</comment>');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
index 895fdb926142f..df6d1976e7193 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
@@ -591,6 +591,22 @@ public function testRenderExceptionWithDoubleWidthCharacters()
         $this->assertStringEqualsFile(self::$fixturesPath.'/application_renderexception_doublewidth2.txt', $tester->getDisplay(true), '->renderException() wraps messages when they are bigger than the terminal');
     }
 
+    public function testRenderExceptionEscapesLines()
+    {
+        $application = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Console\Application')->setMethods(array('getTerminalWidth'))->getMock();
+        $application->setAutoExit(false);
+        $application->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getTerminalWidth')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(22));
+        $application->register('foo')->setCode(function () {
+            throw new \Exception('dont break here <info>!</info>');
+        });
+        $tester = new ApplicationTester($application);
+
+        $tester->run(array('command' => 'foo'), array('decorated' => false));
+        $this->assertStringEqualsFile(self::$fixturesPath.'/application_renderexception_escapeslines.txt', $tester->getDisplay(true), '->renderException() escapes lines containing formatting');
+    }
+
     public function testRun()
     {
         $application = new Application();
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_renderexception_escapeslines.txt b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_renderexception_escapeslines.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cf79b37a92d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_renderexception_escapeslines.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+                     
+  [Exception]        
+  dont break here <  
+  info>!</info>      
+                     
+
+foo
+

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