diff --git a/cmake/EthCompilerSettings.cmake b/cmake/EthCompilerSettings.cmake
index d05ccaffa..99c03af00 100644
--- a/cmake/EthCompilerSettings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/EthCompilerSettings.cmake
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ elseif (DEFINED MSVC)
 	add_compile_options(/wd4800)					# disable forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning) (4800)
 	add_compile_options(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600)		# declare Windows Vista API requirement
 	add_compile_options(-DNOMINMAX)					# undefine windows.h MAX && MIN macros cause it cause conflicts with std::min && std::max functions
+	add_compile_options(/utf-8)					# enable utf-8 encoding (solves warning 4819)
 
 	# disable empty object file warning
 	set(CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS} /ignore:4221")