diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/exporters/HtmlTableExporter.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/exporters/HtmlTableExporter.java
index 2f14ba12c..1c4163ee2 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/exporters/HtmlTableExporter.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/exporters/HtmlTableExporter.java
@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ public class HtmlTableExporter implements WriterExporter {
             public void startFile(JSONObject options) {
                 try {
                     writer.write("<html>\n");
-                    writer.write("<head><title>"); 
+                    writer.write("<head>\n");
+                    writer.write("<title>"); 
                     writer.write(ProjectManager.singleton.getProjectMetadata(project.id).getName());
-                    writer.write("</title></head>\n");
+                    writer.write("</title>\n");
+                    writer.write("<meta charset=\"utf-8\" />\n");
+                    writer.write("</head>\n");
     
                     writer.write("<body>\n");
                     writer.write("<table>\n");
diff --git a/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/exporters/HtmlExporterTests.java b/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/exporters/HtmlExporterTests.java
index bf3fbd50d..47b38ca0e 100644
--- a/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/exporters/HtmlExporterTests.java
+++ b/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/tests/exporters/HtmlExporterTests.java
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ public class HtmlExporterTests extends RefineTest {
         }
 
         Assert.assertEquals(writer.toString(), "<html>\n" +
-                "<head><title>" + TEST_PROJECT_NAME + "</title></head>\n" +
+                "<head>\n" + "<title>" + TEST_PROJECT_NAME + "</title>\n" + 
+                "<meta charset=\"utf-8\" />\n" + 
+                "</head>\n" +
                 "<body>\n" +
                 "<table>\n" +
                 "<tr><th>column0</th><th>column1</th></tr>\n" +
@@ -142,7 +144,9 @@ public class HtmlExporterTests extends RefineTest {
         }
 
         Assert.assertEquals(writer.toString(), "<html>\n" +
-                "<head><title>" + TEST_PROJECT_NAME + "</title></head>\n" +
+                "<head>\n" + "<title>" + TEST_PROJECT_NAME + "</title>\n" + 
+                "<meta charset=\"utf-8\" />\n" + 
+                "</head>\n" +
                 "<body>\n" +
                 "<table>\n" +
                 "<tr><td>row0cell0</td><td>row0cell1</td></tr>\n" +
@@ -167,7 +171,9 @@ public class HtmlExporterTests extends RefineTest {
         }
 
         Assert.assertEquals(writer.toString(), "<html>\n" +
-                "<head><title>" + TEST_PROJECT_NAME + "</title></head>\n" +
+                "<head>\n" + "<title>" + TEST_PROJECT_NAME + "</title>\n" + 
+                "<meta charset=\"utf-8\" />\n" +
+                "</head>\n" +
                 "<body>\n" +
                 "<table>\n" +
                 "<tr><th>column0</th><th>column1</th><th>column2</th></tr>\n" +
