diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index c69a19341..a20ada372 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Refactor
 * Cache local posts/comments count for statistics [#8241](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8241)
+* Fix html-syntax in some handlebars templates [#8251](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8251)
 
 ## Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs
index 03e24c939..f4a96f1c2 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/aspect_membership_dropdown_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       {{ t "aspect_dropdown.toggle" count=aspectMembershipsLength }}
     {{/if}}
   </span>
-  <span class="caret" />
+  <span class="caret"></span>
 </button>
 
 <ul class="dropdown-menu aspect-membership pull-right" unselectable="on">
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
   >
     <a>
       <span class="status_indicator">
-        <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok" />
-        <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-refresh" />
+        <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></i>
+        <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-refresh"></i>
       </span>
       <span class="text">
         {{name}}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   </li>
 {{/each}}
 {{#if dropdownMayCreateNewAspect}}
-  <li class="divider" />
+  <li class="divider"></li>
   <li class="newItem add_aspect">
     <a data-target="#newAspectModal" data-toggle="modal" href="#">
       {{ t "aspects.create.add_a_new_aspect" }}
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
 {{/if}}
 </ul>
 {{#if dropdownMayCreateNewAspect}}
-  <div class="newAspectContainer"/>
+  <div class="newAspectContainer"></div>
 {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/comment-stream_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/comment-stream_tpl.jst.hbs
index 9e0da98b7..6ed798237 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/comment-stream_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/comment-stream_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             class="new-comment" id="new-comment-on-{{id}}" method="post">
 
         <textarea class="comment-box form-control mention-textarea"
-                  id="comment_text_on_{{id}}" name="text" rows="1" required placeholder="{{t "stream.comment"}}" />
+                  id="comment_text_on_{{id}}" name="text" rows="1" required placeholder="{{t "stream.comment"}}"></textarea>
         <div class="typeahead-mention-box-wrap">
           <input class="typeahead-mention-box hidden" type="text">
         </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/comment_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/comment_tpl.jst.hbs
index 81c2d5064..36d56ef1c 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/comment_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/comment_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       {{#if canRemove}}
         <a href="#" class="delete comment_delete" title="{{t "delete"}}">
           <i class="entypo-trash"></i>
-        <a/>
+        </a>
       {{else}}
         <a href="#" data-type="Comment" class="comment_report" title="{{t "report.name"}}">
           <i class="entypo-warning"></i>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       {{/linkToAuthor}}
       -
       <a href="/posts/{{parent.id}}#{{guid}}" class="permalink_comment">
-        <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}"/>
+        <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}"></time>
       </a>
       <a href="/posts/{{parent.guid}}#{{guid}}" class="permalink gray" title="{{t "stream.permalink"}}">
         <i class="entypo-link"></i>
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/photo_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/photo_tpl.jst.hbs
index 388ddaf0b..9c5e4a4d2 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/photo_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/photo_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
     <div class="footer-container">
       {{#if status_message}}
         <a href="{{urlTo "post" status_message.id}}">
-          <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}" />
+          <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}"></time>
         </a>
       {{else}}
-          <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}" />
+          <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}"></time>
       {{/if}}
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/pod_table_entry_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/pod_table_entry_tpl.jst.hbs
index e43ee6c6f..46f0a9909 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/pod_table_entry_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/pod_table_entry_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 </td>
 <td class="pod-title" title="{{host}}">{{host}}</td>
 <td class="added">
-  <small><time datetime="{{created_at}}" title="{{localTime created_at}}" /></small>
+  <small><time datetime="{{created_at}}" title="{{localTime created_at}}"></time></small>
 </td>
 <td>
   {{#if has_no_errors}}
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
     {{status_text}}
   {{/if}}
   {{#unless is_unchecked}}
-    <br><small>{{t 'admin.pods.last_check'}} <time datetime="{{checked_at}}" title="{{localTime checked_at}}" /></small>
+    <br><small>{{t 'admin.pods.last_check'}} <time datetime="{{checked_at}}" title="{{localTime checked_at}}"></time></small>
   {{/unless}}
   {{#if offline}}
-    | <small>{{t 'admin.pods.offline_since'}} <time datetime="{{offline_since}}" title="{{localTime offline_since}}" /></small>
+    | <small>{{t 'admin.pods.offline_since'}} <time datetime="{{offline_since}}" title="{{localTime offline_since}}"></time></small>
   {{/if}}
   {{#if is_unchecked}}<br><small class="text-muted">{{t 'admin.pods.no_info'}}</small>{{/if}}
   <pre class="details" style="display: none;">
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/reshare_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/reshare_tpl.jst.hbs
index 048b789f1..c8aa22095 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/reshare_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/reshare_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <span class="details gray">
               -
               <a href="/posts/{{id}}">
-                <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}" />
+                <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}"></time>
               </a>
             </span>
           </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/single-post-viewer/single-post-content_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/single-post-viewer/single-post-content_tpl.jst.hbs
index dd96957c5..94995cb12 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/single-post-viewer/single-post-content_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/single-post-viewer/single-post-content_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
             <span class="post-time">
               {{#if root}}
                 <a href="/posts/{{root.guid}}">
-                  <time datetime="{{root.created_at}}" title="{{localTime root.created_at}}" />
+                  <time datetime="{{root.created_at}}" title="{{localTime root.created_at}}"></time>
                 </a>
               {{else}}
                 <a href="/posts/{{guid}}">
-                  <time datetime="{{created_at}}" title="{{localTime created_at}}" />
+                  <time datetime="{{created_at}}" title="{{localTime created_at}}"></time>
                 </a>
               {{/if}}
             </span>
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@
             {{/if}}
           </div>
           {{#unless root}}
-            <div id="single-post-moderation" />
+            <div id="single-post-moderation"></div>
           {{/unless}}
         </div>
       </div>
       {{#unless root}}
-        <div id="single-post-actions" class="col-md-4" />
+        <div id="single-post-actions" class="col-md-4"></div>
       {{/unless}}
     </div>
     {{#if location.lat}}
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@
           <div class="post-context">
             <span class="post-time">
               <a href="/posts/{{guid}}">
-                <time datetime="{{created_at}}" title="{{localTime created_at}}" />
+                <time datetime="{{created_at}}" title="{{localTime created_at}}"></time>
               </a>
             </span>
-            <span id="single-post-moderation" />
+            <span id="single-post-moderation"></span>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div id="single-post-actions" class="col-md-4" />
+        <div id="single-post-actions" class="col-md-4"></div>
       </div>
     {{/if}}
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/stream-element_tpl.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/stream-element_tpl.jst.hbs
index 9240a3bfd..cb860b63a 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/stream-element_tpl.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/stream-element_tpl.jst.hbs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <span class="details gray post-timestamp">
           -
           <a href="/posts/{{id}}">
-            <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}" />
+            <time class="timeago" data-original-title="{{{localTime created_at}}}" datetime="{{created_at}}"></time>
           </a>
 
           <a href="/posts/{{guid}}" class="permalink" title="{{t "stream.permalink"}}">