diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.telegram/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/telegram/internal/action/TelegramActions.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.telegram/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/telegram/internal/action/TelegramActions.java
index 0aad42dde834c..2a372b5b7f0e3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.telegram/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/telegram/internal/action/TelegramActions.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.telegram/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/telegram/internal/action/TelegramActions.java
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ private boolean sendTelegramGeneral(@ActionInput(name = "chatId") @Nullable Long
         }
         TelegramHandler localHandler = handler;
         if (localHandler != null) {
-            String escapedMessage = message.replace("_", "\\_");
-            SendMessage sendMessage = new SendMessage(chatId, escapedMessage);
+            SendMessage sendMessage = new SendMessage(chatId, message);
             if (localHandler.getParseMode() != null) {
                 sendMessage.parseMode(localHandler.getParseMode());
             }