diff --git a/openid-connect-server/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/view/UserInfoView.java b/openid-connect-server/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/view/UserInfoView.java
index d6d27b9c4..b774e9a44 100644
--- a/openid-connect-server/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/view/UserInfoView.java
+++ b/openid-connect-server/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/view/UserInfoView.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public class UserInfoView extends AbstractView {
 		Set<String> scope = (Set<String>) model.get(SCOPE);
 
 		response.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
+		response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
 
 
 		JsonObject authorizedClaims = null;