3 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/win32/resources/Kbuild.src b/win32/resources/Kbuild.src
index 9e5fe4e10..c4cb9642f 100644
--- a/win32/resources/Kbuild.src
+++ b/win32/resources/Kbuild.src
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ quiet_cmd_windres = WINDRES $@
 
 win32/resources/resources.o: win32/resources/resources.rc .config
 win32/resources/resources.o: win32/resources/aterm.ico win32/resources/sterm.ico
+win32/resources/resources.o: win32/resources/utf8.manifest
diff --git a/win32/resources/resources.rc b/win32/resources/resources.rc
index f459ebb73..b7d82d767 100644
--- a/win32/resources/resources.rc
+++ b/win32/resources/resources.rc
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ BEGIN
   END
 END
 #endif
+
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_UTF8_MANIFEST
+1 MANIFEST "utf8.manifest"
+#endif
diff --git a/win32/resources/utf8.manifest b/win32/resources/utf8.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb9a81e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/resources/utf8.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="busybox.exe" version="6.0.0.0"/>
+    <application>
+    <windowsSettings>
+      <activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+    </windowsSettings>
+  </application>
+</assembly>