diff --git a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index 3493961794..12d5c31ba2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ function wp_setup_nav_menu_item( $menu_item ) {
 						$menu_post   = get_post( $menu_item->object_id );
 						$post_states = get_post_states( $menu_post );
 						if ( $post_states ) {
-							$menu_item->type_label = implode( ',', $post_states );
+							$menu_item->type_label = wp_strip_all_tags( implode( ', ', $post_states ) );
 						}
 					}
 				} else {