diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1450b5b5201..d5983623107 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ We refer to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) by using `#
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- We changed the latex command removal for docbook exporter. [#3838](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/3838)
 - We changed the location of some fields in the entry editor (you might need to reset your preferences for these changes to come into effect)
   - Journal/Year/Month in biblatex mode -> Deprecated (if filled)
   - DOI/URL: General -> Optional
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/layout/format/XMLChars.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/layout/format/XMLChars.java
index 59c98142969..4a3ada367a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/layout/format/XMLChars.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/layout/format/XMLChars.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public String format(String fieldText) {
             return fieldText;
         }
 
-        String formattedFieldText = firstFormat(fieldText);
+        String latexCommandFree = removeLatexCommands(fieldText);
+        String formattedFieldText = firstFormat(latexCommandFree);
 
         for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : XML_CHARS.entrySet()) {
             String s = entry.getKey();
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ public String format(String fieldText) {
         return restFormat(formattedFieldText);
     }
 
+    private String removeLatexCommands(String fieldText) {
+        LatexToUnicodeFormatter latexToUnicode = new LatexToUnicodeFormatter();
+        return latexToUnicode.format(fieldText);
+    }
+
     private static String firstFormat(String s) {
         return s.replaceAll("&|\\\\&", "&#x0026;").replace("--", "&#x2013;");
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/exporter/DocbookExporterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/exporter/DocbookExporterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a10a91ec6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/exporter/DocbookExporterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package org.jabref.logic.exporter;
+
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.jabref.logic.layout.LayoutFormatterPreferences;
+import org.jabref.logic.xmp.XmpPreferences;
+import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
+import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.mockito.Answers;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+public class DocbookExporterTest {
+
+    public BibDatabaseContext databaseContext = new BibDatabaseContext();;
+    public Charset charset = StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
+
+    private Exporter exportFormat;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void setUp() {
+        List<TemplateExporter> customFormats = new ArrayList<>();
+        LayoutFormatterPreferences layoutPreferences = mock(LayoutFormatterPreferences.class, Answers.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS);
+        SavePreferences savePreferences = mock(SavePreferences.class);
+        XmpPreferences xmpPreferences = mock(XmpPreferences.class);
+        ExporterFactory exporterFactory = ExporterFactory.create(customFormats, layoutPreferences, savePreferences, xmpPreferences);
+
+        exportFormat = exporterFactory.getExporterByName("docbook4").get();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCorruptedTitleBraces(@TempDir Path testFolder) throws Exception {
+        Path tmpFile = testFolder.resolve("testBraces");
+
+        BibEntry entry = new BibEntry();
+        entry.setField("title", "Peptidomics of the larval {\\protect{{D}rosophila melanogaster}} central nervous system.");
+
+        List<BibEntry> entries = Arrays.asList(entry);
+
+        exportFormat.export(databaseContext, tmpFile, charset, entries);
+
+        List<String> lines = Files.readAllLines(tmpFile);
+        assertEquals(20, lines.size());
+        assertEquals("   <citetitle pubwork=\"article\">Peptidomics of the larval Drosophila melanogaster central nervous system.</citetitle>", lines.get(9));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCorruptedTitleUnicode(@TempDir Path testFolder) throws Exception {
+        Path tmpFile = testFolder.resolve("testBraces");
+
+        BibEntry entry = new BibEntry();
+        entry.setField("title", "Insect neuropeptide bursicon homodimers induce innate immune and stress genes during molting by activating the {NF}-$\\kappa$B transcription factor Relish.");
+
+        List<BibEntry> entries = Arrays.asList(entry);
+
+        exportFormat.export(databaseContext, tmpFile, charset, entries);
+
+        List<String> lines = Files.readAllLines(tmpFile);
+        assertEquals(20, lines.size());
+        assertEquals("   <citetitle pubwork=\"article\">Insect neuropeptide bursicon homodimers induce innate immune and stress genes during molting by activating the NF&#45;&#954;B transcription factor Relish.</citetitle>", lines.get(9));
+    }
+
+}