diff --git a/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index cf9a0269f..90cf4d025 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ foreach ( array( 'comment_author', 'term_name', 'link_name', 'link_description',
 }
 
 // Format titles
-foreach ( array( 'single_post_title', 'single_cat_title', 'single_tag_title', 'single_month_title' ) as $filter ) {
+foreach ( array( 'single_post_title', 'single_cat_title', 'single_tag_title', 'single_month_title', 'nav_menu_attr_title', 'nav_menu_description' ) as $filter ) {
 	add_filter( $filter, 'wptexturize' );
 	add_filter( $filter, 'strip_tags'  );
 }
diff --git a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index 5423a54fb..d2c2c83ed 100644
--- a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ function wp_setup_nav_menu_item( $menu_item ) {
 
 			$menu_item->target = get_post_meta( $menu_item->ID, '_menu_item_target', true );
 
-			$menu_item->attr_title = strip_tags( $menu_item->post_excerpt );
-			$menu_item->description = strip_tags( $menu_item->post_content );
+			$menu_item->attr_title = apply_filters( 'nav_menu_attr_title', $menu_item->post_excerpt );
+			$menu_item->description = apply_filters( 'nav_menu_description', $menu_item->post_content );
 
 			$menu_item->classes = get_post_meta( $menu_item->ID, '_menu_item_classes', true );
 			$menu_item->xfn = get_post_meta( $menu_item->ID, '_menu_item_xfn', true );
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ function wp_setup_nav_menu_item( $menu_item ) {
 			$menu_item->url = get_permalink( $menu_item->ID );
 			$menu_item->target = '';
 
-			$menu_item->attr_title = strip_tags( $menu_item->post_excerpt );
-			$menu_item->description = strip_tags( $menu_item->post_content );
+			$menu_item->attr_title = apply_filters( 'nav_menu_attr_title', $menu_item->post_excerpt );
+			$menu_item->description = apply_filters( 'nav_menu_description', $menu_item->post_content );
 			$menu_item->classes = '';
 			$menu_item->xfn = '';
 		}
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ function wp_setup_nav_menu_item( $menu_item ) {
 		$menu_item->url = get_term_link( $menu_item, $menu_item->taxonomy );
 		$menu_item->target = '';
 		$menu_item->attr_title = '';
-		$menu_item->description = strip_tags( get_term_field( 'description', $menu_item->term_id, $menu_item->taxonomy ) );
+		$menu_item->description = get_term_field( 'description', $menu_item->term_id, $menu_item->taxonomy );
 		$menu_item->classes = '';
 		$menu_item->xfn = '';