diff --git a/resources/meson.build b/resources/meson.build
index 48dd45de3..bf8b39532 100644
--- a/resources/meson.build
+++ b/resources/meson.build
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ if host_platform == 'windows'
 		],
 		depend_files: [
 			'resource.h',
+			'winutf8.xml',
 		],
 	)
 elif host_platform == 'darwin'
diff --git a/resources/powder-res.rc b/resources/powder-res.rc
index a591330f8..7bb0c594e 100644
--- a/resources/powder-res.rc
+++ b/resources/powder-res.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "resource.h"
+#include <winuser.h>
 
 IDI_ICON ICON DISCARDABLE "icon_exe.ico"
 IDI_DOC_ICON ICON DISCARDABLE "icon_cps.ico"
+CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "winutf8.xml"
diff --git a/resources/winutf8.xml b/resources/winutf8.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..522749a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/winutf8.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+	<assemblyIdentity name="." version="6.0.0.0"/>
+	<application>
+		<windowsSettings>
+			<activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+		</windowsSettings>
+	</application>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/src/common/platform/Windows.cpp b/src/common/platform/Windows.cpp
index 585af3a1d..53ca59801 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/Windows.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <io.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <shlwapi.h>
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -398,6 +399,10 @@ void UpdateCleanup()
 
 void SetupCrt()
 {
+	_setmode(0, _O_BINARY);
+	_setmode(1, _O_BINARY);
+	SetConsoleCP(CP_UTF8);
+	SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
 	if constexpr (DEBUG)
 	{
 		_CrtSetReportMode(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_MODE_DEBUG);