diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3aa882dbf..788d79635 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Change log
 
+## Development version
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- A bug where ampersands didn’t render correctly in tab names in the Playlist
+  tabs and Tab stack panels when dark mode is active was fixed.
+  [[#622](https://github.com/reupen/columns_ui/pull/622)]
+
 ## 2.0.0-alpha.5
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/foo_ui_columns/dark_mode_tabs.cpp b/foo_ui_columns/dark_mode_tabs.cpp
index a49cf6c27..3bb083ef6 100644
--- a/foo_ui_columns/dark_mode_tabs.cpp
+++ b/foo_ui_columns/dark_mode_tabs.cpp
@@ -118,15 +118,12 @@ void handle_tab_control_paint(HWND wnd)
             LineTo(buffered_dc.get(), item_rect.left, item_rect.bottom);
         }
 
-        SIZE sz{};
-        GetTextExtentPoint32(buffered_dc.get(), item.text.data(), gsl::narrow<int>(item.text.length()), &sz);
-
         // Position using original rect, but shift up 1px if it's the active tab
-        const auto x = item.rc.left + (RECT_CX(item.rc) - sz.cx) / 2;
-        const auto y = item.rc.top + (RECT_CY(item.rc) - sz.cy) / 2 - (item.is_active ? 1_spx : 0);
+        RECT text_rect = {item.rc.left, item.rc.top - (item.is_active ? 1_spx : 0), item.rc.right,
+            item.rc.bottom - (item.is_active ? 1_spx : 0)};
 
-        ExtTextOut(buffered_dc.get(), x, y, ETO_CLIPPED, &item_rect, item.text.data(),
-            gsl::narrow<UINT>(item.text.length()), nullptr);
+        DrawTextEx(buffered_dc.get(), const_cast<wchar_t*>(item.text.data()), gsl::narrow<int>(item.text.length()),
+            &text_rect, DT_CENTER | DT_HIDEPREFIX | DT_SINGLELINE | DT_VCENTER, nullptr);
     }
 }