diff --git a/src/libs/Parser.ts b/src/libs/Parser.ts
index bea8c3eae10e8..8b25f7b5dd796 100644
--- a/src/libs/Parser.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Parser.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class ExpensiMarkWithContext extends ExpensiMark {
         });
     }
 
+    isHTML(text: string): boolean {
+        return /<[^>]+>/.test(text) || /&[#\w]+;/.test(text);
+    }
+
     truncateHTML(htmlString: string, limit: number, extras?: {ellipsis: string | undefined}): string {
         return super.truncateHTML(htmlString, limit, extras);
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/ReportNameUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportNameUtils.ts
index ab2010c5bd442..c4b173831da9a 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportNameUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportNameUtils.ts
@@ -776,7 +776,9 @@ function computeReportName(
     }
 
     if (isTaskReport(report)) {
-        return Parser.htmlToText(report?.reportName ?? '').trim();
+        const taskName = report?.reportName ?? '';
+
+        return Parser.isHTML(taskName) ? Parser.htmlToText(taskName).trim() : taskName.trim();
     }
 
     const privateIsArchivedValue = privateIsArchived ?? allReportNameValuePairs?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_NAME_VALUE_PAIRS}${report.reportID}`]?.private_isArchived;
diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index ff4539c970bc0..c710efe520f0f 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -5757,7 +5757,8 @@ function getReportName(
     }
 
     if (isTaskReport(report)) {
-        return Parser.htmlToText(report?.reportName ?? '').trim();
+        const taskName = report?.reportName ?? '';
+        return Parser.isHTML(taskName) ? Parser.htmlToText(taskName).trim() : taskName.trim();
     }
 
     if (isChatThread(report)) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/ParserTest.ts b/tests/unit/ParserTest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e7fc8501500d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/ParserTest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import Parser from '@libs/Parser';
+
+describe('Parser', () => {
+    describe('isHTML', () => {
+        test('returns true for strings containing HTML tags', () => {
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('<b>bold</b>')).toBe(true);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('<a href="https://example.com">link</a>')).toBe(true);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('<h1>heading</h1>')).toBe(true);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('text with <em>emphasis</em> inside')).toBe(true);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('<br/>')).toBe(true);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('<p>paragraph</p>')).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        test('returns false for plain text', () => {
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('just plain text')).toBe(false);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('Fix the login bug')).toBe(false);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('')).toBe(false);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('100 > 50 and 20 < 30')).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        test('returns false for strings with angle brackets that are not HTML', () => {
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('a > b')).toBe(false);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('x < y')).toBe(false);
+            expect(Parser.isHTML('<>')).toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReportNameUtilsTest.ts b/tests/unit/ReportNameUtilsTest.ts
index 0bfdb96e023b0..e13906a0b3e39 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReportNameUtilsTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/ReportNameUtilsTest.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,64 @@ describe('ReportNameUtils', () => {
             );
             expect(name).toBe('heading with link');
         });
+
+        test('Returns plain text title without HTML conversion', () => {
+            const plainTaskTitle = 'Fix the login bug on Android';
+            const report: Report = {
+                ...createRegularTaskReport(41, currentUserAccountID),
+                reportName: plainTaskTitle,
+            };
+
+            const name = computeReportName(
+                report,
+                emptyCollections.reports,
+                emptyCollections.policies,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                participantsPersonalDetails,
+                emptyCollections.reportActions,
+                currentUserAccountID,
+            );
+            expect(name).toBe('Fix the login bug on Android');
+        });
+
+        test('Trims whitespace from plain text title', () => {
+            const report: Report = {
+                ...createRegularTaskReport(42, currentUserAccountID),
+                reportName: '  Expense report review  ',
+            };
+
+            const name = computeReportName(
+                report,
+                emptyCollections.reports,
+                emptyCollections.policies,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                participantsPersonalDetails,
+                emptyCollections.reportActions,
+                currentUserAccountID,
+            );
+            expect(name).toBe('Expense report review');
+        });
+
+        test('Returns empty string for undefined reportName', () => {
+            const report: Report = {
+                ...createRegularTaskReport(43, currentUserAccountID),
+                reportName: undefined,
+            };
+
+            const name = computeReportName(
+                report,
+                emptyCollections.reports,
+                emptyCollections.policies,
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                participantsPersonalDetails,
+                emptyCollections.reportActions,
+                currentUserAccountID,
+            );
+            expect(name).toBe('');
+        });
     });
 
     describe('computeReportName - Thread report action names', () => {