diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index 58f3313d..65412821 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ depending on the value of `notmuch-poll-script'."
 	"[No Subject]"
       subject)))
 
+(defun notmuch-sanitize (str)
+  "Sanitize control character in STR.
+
+This includes newlines, tabs, and other funny characters."
+  (replace-regexp-in-string "[[:cntrl:]\x7f\u2028\u2029]+" " " str))
+
 (defun notmuch-escape-boolean-term (term)
   "Escape a boolean term for use in a query.
 
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-show.el b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
index 81ee87a8..9e8b9c09 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-show.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ unchanged ADDRESS if parsing fails."
 message at DEPTH in the current thread."
   (let ((start (point)))
     (insert (notmuch-show-spaces-n (* notmuch-show-indent-messages-width depth))
-	    (notmuch-show-clean-address (plist-get headers :From))
+	    (notmuch-sanitize
+	     (notmuch-show-clean-address (plist-get headers :From)))
 	    " ("
 	    date
 	    ") ("
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ message at DEPTH in the current thread."
 
 (defun notmuch-show-insert-header (header header-value)
   "Insert a single header."
-  (insert header ": " header-value "\n"))
+  (insert header ": " (notmuch-sanitize header-value) "\n"))
 
 (defun notmuch-show-insert-headers (headers)
   "Insert the headers of the current message."
@@ -1156,7 +1157,7 @@ function is used."
       (jit-lock-register #'notmuch-show-buttonise-links)
 
       ;; Set the header line to the subject of the first message.
-      (setq header-line-format (notmuch-show-strip-re (notmuch-show-get-subject)))
+      (setq header-line-format (notmuch-sanitize (notmuch-show-strip-re (notmuch-show-get-subject))))
 
       (run-hooks 'notmuch-show-hook))))
 
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch.el b/emacs/notmuch.el
index 60812455..d0cd9061 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch.el
@@ -811,11 +811,13 @@ non-authors is found, assume that all of the authors match."
 					(plist-get result :total)))
 			'face 'notmuch-search-count)))
    ((string-equal field "subject")
-    (insert (propertize (format format-string (plist-get result :subject))
+    (insert (propertize (format format-string
+				(notmuch-sanitize (plist-get result :subject)))
 			'face 'notmuch-search-subject)))
 
    ((string-equal field "authors")
-    (notmuch-search-insert-authors format-string (plist-get result :authors)))
+    (notmuch-search-insert-authors
+     format-string (notmuch-sanitize (plist-get result :authors))))
 
    ((string-equal field "tags")
     (let ((tags (plist-get result :tags)))