diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
index 14450b8c5db..5fa02523b18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
@@ -1125,6 +1125,9 @@ public:
 
     QString toString() const
     {
+        if (!m_text.isEmpty())
+            return QString(m_text).replace(_("<"), _("<LT>"));
+
         QString key = vimKeyNames().key(m_key);
         bool namedKey = !key.isEmpty();