diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index ee2a8c7bdc6..72ef2f85169 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "leaveAnimation"?: AnimationBuilder;
         /**
-          * The main message to be displayed in the alert. `message` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * The main message to be displayed in the alert. `message` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "message"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "loadingSpinner"?: SpinnerTypes | null;
         /**
-          * Optional text to display while loading. `loadingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * Optional text to display while loading. `loadingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "loadingText"?: string | IonicSafeString;
     }
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "leaveAnimation"?: AnimationBuilder;
         /**
-          * Optional text content to display in the loading indicator.
+          * Optional text content to display in the loading indicator.  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "message"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "pullingIcon"?: SpinnerTypes | string | null;
         /**
-          * The text you want to display when you begin to pull down. `pullingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * The text you want to display when you begin to pull down. `pullingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "pullingText"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "refreshingSpinner"?: SpinnerTypes | null;
         /**
-          * The text you want to display when performing a refresh. `refreshingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * The text you want to display when performing a refresh. `refreshingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "refreshingText"?: string | IonicSafeString;
     }
@@ -2990,7 +2990,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "leaveAnimation"?: AnimationBuilder;
         /**
-          * Message to be shown in the toast.
+          * Message to be shown in the toast. This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "message"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
@@ -4147,7 +4147,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "leaveAnimation"?: AnimationBuilder;
         /**
-          * The main message to be displayed in the alert. `message` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * The main message to be displayed in the alert. `message` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "message"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
@@ -5045,7 +5045,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "loadingSpinner"?: SpinnerTypes | null;
         /**
-          * Optional text to display while loading. `loadingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * Optional text to display while loading. `loadingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "loadingText"?: string | IonicSafeString;
     }
@@ -5420,7 +5420,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "leaveAnimation"?: AnimationBuilder;
         /**
-          * Optional text content to display in the loading indicator.
+          * Optional text content to display in the loading indicator.  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "message"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
@@ -6188,7 +6188,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "pullingIcon"?: SpinnerTypes | string | null;
         /**
-          * The text you want to display when you begin to pull down. `pullingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * The text you want to display when you begin to pull down. `pullingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "pullingText"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
@@ -6196,7 +6196,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "refreshingSpinner"?: SpinnerTypes | null;
         /**
-          * The text you want to display when performing a refresh. `refreshingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+          * The text you want to display when performing a refresh. `refreshingText` can accept either plaintext or HTML as a string. To display characters normally reserved for HTML, they must be escaped. For example `<Ionic>` would become `&lt;Ionic&gt;`  For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)  This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "refreshingText"?: string | IonicSafeString;
     }
@@ -6999,7 +6999,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "leaveAnimation"?: AnimationBuilder;
         /**
-          * Message to be shown in the toast.
+          * Message to be shown in the toast. This property accepts custom HTML as a string. Developers who only want to pass plain text can disable the custom HTML functionality by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
          */
         "message"?: string | IonicSafeString;
         /**
diff --git a/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx b/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
index 8e7284fefe2..c8d9a0b4482 100644
--- a/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { ComponentInterface, EventEmitter } from '@stencil/core';
 import { Component, Element, Event, Host, Listen, Method, Prop, Watch, forceUpdate, h } from '@stencil/core';
 
+import { config } from '../../global/config';
 import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
 import type {
   AlertButton,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
   OverlayEventDetail,
   OverlayInterface,
 } from '../../interface';
+import { ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT } from '../../utils/config';
 import type { Gesture } from '../../utils/gesture';
 import { createButtonActiveGesture } from '../../utils/gesture/button-active';
 import { BACKDROP, dismiss, eventMethod, isCancel, prepareOverlay, present, safeCall } from '../../utils/overlays';
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ import { mdLeaveAnimation } from './animations/md.leave';
   scoped: true,
 })
 export class Alert implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
+  private customHTMLEnabled = config.get('innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled', ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT);
   private activeId?: string;
   private inputType?: string;
   private processedInputs: AlertInput[] = [];
@@ -93,6 +96,11 @@ export class Alert implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
    * `&lt;Ionic&gt;`
    *
    * For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+   *
+   * This property accepts custom HTML as a string.
+   * Developers who only want to pass plain text
+   * can disable the custom HTML functionality
+   * by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
    */
   @Prop() message?: string | IonicSafeString;
 
@@ -579,6 +587,19 @@ export class Alert implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     );
   }
 
+  private renderAlertMessage(msgId: string) {
+    const { customHTMLEnabled, message } = this;
+    if (customHTMLEnabled) {
+      return <div id={msgId} class="alert-message" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(message)}></div>;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div id={msgId} class="alert-message">
+        {message}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { overlayIndex, header, subHeader, message, htmlAttributes } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
@@ -631,7 +652,7 @@ export class Alert implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
             )}
           </div>
 
-          <div id={msgId} class="alert-message" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(message)}></div>
+          {this.renderAlertMessage(msgId)}
 
           {this.renderAlertInputs()}
           {this.renderAlertButtons()}
diff --git a/core/src/components/alert/test/alert.spec.ts b/core/src/components/alert/test/alert.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af4e6543f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/alert/test/alert.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+import { Alert } from '../alert';
+import { config } from '../../../global/config';
+
+describe('alert: custom html', () => {
+  it('should allow for custom html by default', async () => {
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Alert],
+      html: `<ion-alert message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-alert>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.alert-message');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: true });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Alert],
+      html: `<ion-alert message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-alert>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.alert-message');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Alert],
+      html: `<ion-alert message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-alert>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.alert-message');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).toBe(null);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/infinite-scroll-content/infinite-scroll-content.tsx b/core/src/components/infinite-scroll-content/infinite-scroll-content.tsx
index 10c2221575e..bb5fa26f647 100644
--- a/core/src/components/infinite-scroll-content/infinite-scroll-content.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/infinite-scroll-content/infinite-scroll-content.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Component, Host, Prop, h } from '@stencil/core';
 import { config } from '../../global/config';
 import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
 import type { SpinnerTypes } from '../../interface';
+import { ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT } from '../../utils/config';
 import type { IonicSafeString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
 import { sanitizeDOMString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ import { sanitizeDOMString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
   },
 })
 export class InfiniteScrollContent implements ComponentInterface {
+  private customHTMLEnabled = config.get('innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled', ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT);
+
   /**
    * An animated SVG spinner that shows while loading.
    */
@@ -28,6 +31,11 @@ export class InfiniteScrollContent implements ComponentInterface {
    * `&lt;Ionic&gt;`
    *
    * For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+   *
+   * This property accepts custom HTML as a string.
+   * Developers who only want to pass plain text
+   * can disable the custom HTML functionality
+   * by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
    */
   @Prop() loadingText?: string | IonicSafeString;
 
@@ -41,6 +49,15 @@ export class InfiniteScrollContent implements ComponentInterface {
     }
   }
 
+  private renderLoadingText() {
+    const { customHTMLEnabled, loadingText } = this;
+    if (customHTMLEnabled) {
+      return <div class="infinite-loading-text" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(loadingText)}></div>;
+    }
+
+    return <div class="infinite-loading-text">{this.loadingText}</div>;
+  }
+
   render() {
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     return (
@@ -58,9 +75,7 @@ export class InfiniteScrollContent implements ComponentInterface {
               <ion-spinner name={this.loadingSpinner} />
             </div>
           )}
-          {this.loadingText !== undefined && (
-            <div class="infinite-loading-text" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(this.loadingText)} />
-          )}
+          {this.loadingText !== undefined && this.renderLoadingText()}
         </div>
       </Host>
     );
diff --git a/core/src/components/infinite-scroll-content/test/infinite-scroll-content.spec.ts b/core/src/components/infinite-scroll-content/test/infinite-scroll-content.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af66a7694f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/infinite-scroll-content/test/infinite-scroll-content.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+import { InfiniteScrollContent } from '../infinite-scroll-content';
+import { config } from '../../../global/config';
+
+describe('infinite-scroll-content: custom html', () => {
+  it('should allow for custom html by default', async () => {
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [InfiniteScrollContent],
+      html: `<ion-infinite-scroll-content loading-text="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-infinite-scroll-content>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.infinite-loading-text');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: true });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [InfiniteScrollContent],
+      html: `<ion-infinite-scroll-content loading-text="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-infinite-scroll-content>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.infinite-loading-text');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [InfiniteScrollContent],
+      html: `<ion-infinite-scroll-content loading-text="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text2</button>"></ion-infinite-scroll-content>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.infinite-loading-text');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).toBe(null);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx b/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx
index 6be77e57318..a6a7890728b 100644
--- a/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/loading/loading.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   OverlayInterface,
   SpinnerTypes,
 } from '../../interface';
+import { ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT } from '../../utils/config';
 import { BACKDROP, dismiss, eventMethod, prepareOverlay, present } from '../../utils/overlays';
 import type { IonicSafeString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
 import { sanitizeDOMString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import { mdLeaveAnimation } from './animations/md.leave';
   scoped: true,
 })
 export class Loading implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
+  private customHTMLEnabled = config.get('innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled', ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT);
   private durationTimeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
 
   presented = false;
@@ -61,6 +63,11 @@ export class Loading implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
 
   /**
    * Optional text content to display in the loading indicator.
+   *
+   * This property accepts custom HTML as a string.
+   * Developers who only want to pass plain text
+   * can disable the custom HTML functionality
+   * by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
    */
   @Prop() message?: string | IonicSafeString;
 
@@ -187,6 +194,19 @@ export class Loading implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     this.dismiss(undefined, BACKDROP);
   };
 
+  private renderLoadingMessage(msgId: string) {
+    const { customHTMLEnabled, message } = this;
+    if (customHTMLEnabled) {
+      return <div class="loading-content" id={msgId} innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(message)}></div>;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div class="loading-content" id={msgId}>
+        {message}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { message, spinner, htmlAttributes, overlayIndex } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
@@ -226,9 +246,7 @@ export class Loading implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
             </div>
           )}
 
-          {message !== undefined && (
-            <div class="loading-content" id={msgId} innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(message)}></div>
-          )}
+          {message !== undefined && this.renderLoadingMessage(msgId)}
         </div>
 
         <div tabindex="0"></div>
diff --git a/core/src/components/loading/test/loading.spec.ts b/core/src/components/loading/test/loading.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af9b15ac0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/loading/test/loading.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+import { Loading } from '../loading';
+import { config } from '../../../global/config';
+
+describe('alert: custom html', () => {
+  it('should allow for custom html by default', async () => {
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Loading],
+      html: `<ion-loading message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-loading>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.loading-content');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: true });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Loading],
+      html: `<ion-loading message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-loading>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.loading-content');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Loading],
+      html: `<ion-loading message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-loading>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('.loading-content');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).toBe(null);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/refresher-content/refresher-content.tsx b/core/src/components/refresher-content/refresher-content.tsx
index 71602e05038..75870e2cf49 100644
--- a/core/src/components/refresher-content/refresher-content.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/refresher-content/refresher-content.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { arrowDown, caretBackSharp } from 'ionicons/icons';
 import { config } from '../../global/config';
 import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
 import type { SpinnerTypes } from '../../interface';
+import { ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT } from '../../utils/config';
 import { isPlatform } from '../../utils/platform';
 import type { IonicSafeString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
 import { sanitizeDOMString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import { SPINNERS } from '../spinner/spinner-configs';
   tag: 'ion-refresher-content',
 })
 export class RefresherContent implements ComponentInterface {
+  private customHTMLEnabled = config.get('innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled', ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT);
+
   @Element() el!: HTMLIonRefresherContentElement;
 
   /**
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ export class RefresherContent implements ComponentInterface {
    * `&lt;Ionic&gt;`
    *
    * For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+   *
+   * This property accepts custom HTML as a string.
+   * Developers who only want to pass plain text
+   * can disable the custom HTML functionality
+   * by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
    */
   @Prop() pullingText?: string | IonicSafeString;
 
@@ -47,6 +55,11 @@ export class RefresherContent implements ComponentInterface {
    * `&lt;Ionic&gt;`
    *
    * For more information: [Security Documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/faq/security)
+   *
+   * This property accepts custom HTML as a string.
+   * Developers who only want to pass plain text
+   * can disable the custom HTML functionality
+   * by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
    */
   @Prop() refreshingText?: string | IonicSafeString;
 
@@ -68,6 +81,24 @@ export class RefresherContent implements ComponentInterface {
     }
   }
 
+  private renderPullingText() {
+    const { customHTMLEnabled, pullingText } = this;
+    if (customHTMLEnabled) {
+      return <div class="refresher-pulling-text" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(pullingText)}></div>;
+    }
+
+    return <div class="refresher-pulling-text">{pullingText}</div>;
+  }
+
+  private renderRefreshingText() {
+    const { customHTMLEnabled, refreshingText } = this;
+    if (customHTMLEnabled) {
+      return <div class="refresher-refreshing-text" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(refreshingText)}></div>;
+    }
+
+    return <div class="refresher-refreshing-text">{refreshingText}</div>;
+  }
+
   render() {
     const pullingIcon = this.pullingIcon;
     const hasSpinner = pullingIcon != null && (SPINNERS[pullingIcon] as any) !== undefined;
@@ -93,9 +124,7 @@ export class RefresherContent implements ComponentInterface {
               <ion-icon icon={this.pullingIcon} lazy={false}></ion-icon>
             </div>
           )}
-          {this.pullingText !== undefined && (
-            <div class="refresher-pulling-text" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(this.pullingText)}></div>
-          )}
+          {this.pullingText !== undefined && this.renderPullingText()}
         </div>
         <div class="refresher-refreshing">
           {this.refreshingSpinner && (
@@ -103,9 +132,7 @@ export class RefresherContent implements ComponentInterface {
               <ion-spinner name={this.refreshingSpinner}></ion-spinner>
             </div>
           )}
-          {this.refreshingText !== undefined && (
-            <div class="refresher-refreshing-text" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(this.refreshingText)}></div>
-          )}
+          {this.refreshingText !== undefined && this.renderRefreshingText()}
         </div>
       </Host>
     );
diff --git a/core/src/components/refresher-content/test/refresher-content.spec.ts b/core/src/components/refresher-content/test/refresher-content.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdf6832e94d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/refresher-content/test/refresher-content.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+import { RefresherContent } from '../refresher-content';
+import { config } from '../../../global/config';
+
+describe('refresher-content: custom html', () => {
+  it('should allow for custom html by default', async () => {
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [RefresherContent],
+      html: `<ion-refresher-content pulling-text="<button class='custom-pulling-html'>Custom Pulling Text</button>" refreshing-text="<button class='custom-refreshing-html'>Custom Refreshing Text</button>"></ion-refresher-content>`,
+    });
+
+    const pullingContent = page.body.querySelector('.refresher-pulling-text');
+    expect(pullingContent.textContent).toContain('Custom Pulling Text');
+    expect(pullingContent.querySelector('button.custom-pulling-html')).not.toBe(null);
+
+    const refreshingContent = page.body.querySelector('.refresher-refreshing-text');
+    expect(refreshingContent.textContent).toContain('Custom Refreshing Text');
+    expect(refreshingContent.querySelector('button.custom-refreshing-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: true });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [RefresherContent],
+      html: `<ion-refresher-content pulling-text="<button class='custom-pulling-html'>Custom Pulling Text</button>" refreshing-text="<button class='custom-refreshing-html'>Custom Refreshing Text</button>"></ion-refresher-content>`,
+    });
+
+    const pullingContent = page.body.querySelector('.refresher-pulling-text');
+    expect(pullingContent.textContent).toContain('Custom Pulling Text');
+    expect(pullingContent.querySelector('button.custom-pulling-html')).not.toBe(null);
+
+    const refreshingContent = page.body.querySelector('.refresher-refreshing-text');
+    expect(refreshingContent.textContent).toContain('Custom Refreshing Text');
+    expect(refreshingContent.querySelector('button.custom-refreshing-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [RefresherContent],
+      html: `<ion-refresher-content pulling-text="<button class='custom-pulling-html'>Custom Pulling Text</button>" refreshing-text="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Refreshing Text</button>"></ion-refresher-content>`,
+    });
+
+    const pullingContent = page.body.querySelector('.refresher-pulling-text');
+    expect(pullingContent.textContent).toContain('Custom Pulling Text');
+    expect(pullingContent.querySelector('button.custom-pulling-html')).toBe(null);
+
+    const refreshingContent = page.body.querySelector('.refresher-refreshing-text');
+    expect(refreshingContent.textContent).toContain('Custom Refreshing Text');
+    expect(refreshingContent.querySelector('button.custom-refreshing-html')).toBe(null);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/toast/test/toast.spec.ts b/core/src/components/toast/test/toast.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44ef078dfc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/toast/test/toast.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+import { Toast } from '../toast';
+import { config } from '../../../global/config';
+
+describe('alert: custom html', () => {
+  it('should allow for custom html by default', async () => {
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Toast],
+      html: `<ion-toast message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-toast>`,
+    });
+
+    const toast = page.body.querySelector('ion-toast');
+    const content = toast.shadowRoot.querySelector('.toast-message');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: true });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Toast],
+      html: `<ion-toast message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-toast>`,
+    });
+
+    const toast = page.body.querySelector('ion-toast');
+    const content = toast.shadowRoot.querySelector('.toast-message');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).not.toBe(null);
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow for custom html', async () => {
+    config.reset({ innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false });
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Toast],
+      html: `<ion-toast message="<button class='custom-html'>Custom Text</button>"></ion-toast>`,
+    });
+
+    const toast = page.body.querySelector('ion-toast');
+    const content = toast.shadowRoot.querySelector('.toast-message');
+    expect(content.textContent).toContain('Custom Text');
+    expect(content.querySelector('button.custom-html')).toBe(null);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx b/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
index 50812b7a066..6ee79775f63 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
   OverlayInterface,
   ToastButton,
 } from '../../interface';
+import { ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT } from '../../utils/config';
 import { printIonWarning } from '../../utils/logging';
 import { dismiss, eventMethod, isCancel, prepareOverlay, present, safeCall } from '../../utils/overlays';
 import type { IonicSafeString } from '../../utils/sanitization';
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import type { ToastAttributes, ToastPosition, ToastLayout } from './toast-interf
   shadow: true,
 })
 export class Toast implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
+  private customHTMLEnabled = config.get('innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled', ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT);
   private durationTimeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
 
   presented = false;
@@ -99,6 +101,10 @@ export class Toast implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
 
   /**
    * Message to be shown in the toast.
+   * This property accepts custom HTML as a string.
+   * Developers who only want to pass plain text
+   * can disable the custom HTML functionality
+   * by setting `innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled: false` in the Ionic config.
    */
   @Prop() message?: string | IonicSafeString;
 
@@ -299,6 +305,19 @@ export class Toast implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
     );
   }
 
+  private renderToastMessage() {
+    const { customHTMLEnabled, message } = this;
+    if (customHTMLEnabled) {
+      return <div class="toast-message" part="message" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(message)}></div>;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div class="toast-message" part="message">
+        {message}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { layout, el } = this;
     const allButtons = this.getButtons();
@@ -355,9 +374,7 @@ export class Toast implements ComponentInterface, OverlayInterface {
                   {this.header}
                 </div>
               )}
-              {this.message !== undefined && (
-                <div class="toast-message" part="message" innerHTML={sanitizeDOMString(this.message)}></div>
-              )}
+              {this.message !== undefined && this.renderToastMessage()}
             </div>
 
             {this.renderButtons(endButtons, 'end')}
diff --git a/core/src/utils/config.ts b/core/src/utils/config.ts
index 3069923b6bc..70f2646cc8c 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@ export interface IonicConfig {
    */
   sanitizerEnabled?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Relevant Components: ion-alert, ion-infinite-scroll-content, ion-loading, ion-refresher-content, ion-toast
+   * If `false`, all `innerHTML` usage will be disabled in Ionic, and
+   * custom HTML will not be usable in the relevant components.
+   * `innerHTML` usage is enabled by default.
+   */
+  innerHTMLTemplatesEnabled?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Overrides the default platform detection methods.
    */
@@ -238,3 +246,5 @@ export const getMode = (): Mode => {
   }
   return 'md';
 };
+
+export const ENABLE_HTML_CONTENT_DEFAULT = true;