diff --git a/src/DataTableAbstract.php b/src/DataTableAbstract.php
index 2256ed5f..0927567c 100644
--- a/src/DataTableAbstract.php
+++ b/src/DataTableAbstract.php
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ protected function filterRecords(): void
     public function filtering(): void
     {
         $keyword = $this->request->keyword();
+        /**Following line of code to convert `&` or any other special character to html string. **/
+        $keyword = e($keyword);
 
         if ($this->config->isMultiTerm()) {
             $this->smartGlobalSearch($keyword);