diff --git a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
index 93516f1ef8f..03aa61a0cc7 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/msbuild.cpp
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ void MSBuildProvider::outputGlobalPropFile(const BuildSetup &setup, std::ofstrea
 	              "\t\t\t<CompileAs>Default</CompileAs>\n"
 	              "\t\t\t<MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>\n"
 	              "\t\t\t<ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>\n"
+	              "\t\t\t<AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>\n"
 	              "\t\t</ClCompile>\n"
 	              "\t\t<Link>\n"
 	              "\t\t\t<IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>\n"