diff --git a/nbconvert/filters/markdown_mistune.py b/nbconvert/filters/markdown_mistune.py
index d1d3226c9..ccce20f92 100644
--- a/nbconvert/filters/markdown_mistune.py
+++ b/nbconvert/filters/markdown_mistune.py
@@ -506,12 +506,13 @@ def extract_titles_from_notebook_node(nb: NotebookNode):
     titles_array = []
     html_collection = bs4.BeautifulSoup(cells_html_collection, "html.parser")
     headings = html_collection.select("h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6")
-
+   
     # Iterate on all headings to get the necessary information on the various titles
     for heading in headings:
         text = heading.get_text().lstrip().rstrip()
         level = int(heading.name[1])
-        id = text.replace(" ", "-")
-        href = "#" + id
+        header_id = text.replace(" ", "-")
+        heading["id"] = header_id
+        href = "#" + header_id
         titles_array.append([str(heading), level, href])
     return titles_array
diff --git a/share/templates/lab/index.html.j2 b/share/templates/lab/index.html.j2
index f08466728..c1e0ec2eb 100644
--- a/share/templates/lab/index.html.j2
+++ b/share/templates/lab/index.html.j2
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jp-RenderedHTMLCommon jp-RenderedHTMLTOC-Item-h6
 {%- endif -%}"
 >
 <a href={{href}}>
-{{header}}
+{{header | safe}}
 </a>
 </div>
 {%- endfor -%}