diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 61809dea0..dd93c0524 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   * Fix #855 force a resume on a torrent if a 'Force Recheck' is initiated
   * Fix #862 deluged crash when access http://localhost:58846
 
+==== GtkUI ====
+  * Fix displaying torrents with non-utf8 encodings in add torrent dialog
+
 ==== WebUI ====
   * Fix #870 use proper config location for loading ssl cert
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/common.py b/deluge/ui/common.py
index f0a5c5603..20ac3cc6c 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/common.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/common.py
@@ -46,29 +46,34 @@ class TorrentInfo(object):
 
         self.__m_info_hash = sha(bencode.bencode(self.__m_metadata["info"])).hexdigest()
 
+        # Get encoding from torrent file if available
+        self.encoding = "UTF-8"
+        if "encoding" in self.__m_metadata:
+            self.encoding = self.__m_metadata["encoding"]
+
         # Get list of files from torrent info
         self.__m_files = []
         if self.__m_metadata["info"].has_key("files"):
             prefix = ""
             if len(self.__m_metadata["info"]["files"]) > 1:
-                prefix = self.__m_metadata["info"]["name"]
+                prefix = self.__m_metadata["info"]["name"].decode(self.encoding).encode("utf8")
 
             for f in self.__m_metadata["info"]["files"]:
                 self.__m_files.append({
-                    'path': os.path.join(prefix, *f["path"]),
+                    'path': os.path.join(prefix, *f["path"]).decode(self.encoding).encode("utf8"),
                     'size': f["length"],
                     'download': True
                 })
         else:
             self.__m_files.append({
-                "path": self.__m_metadata["info"]["name"],
+                "path": self.__m_metadata["info"]["name"].decode(self.encoding).encode("utf8"),
                 "size": self.__m_metadata["info"]["length"],
                 "download": True
         })
 
     @property
     def name(self):
-        return self.__m_metadata["info"]["name"]
+        return self.__m_metadata["info"]["name"].decode(self.encoding).encode("utf8")
 
     @property
     def info_hash(self):