diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalDirectRunner.java b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalDirectRunner.java
index 7a81f2e31a89..d8114245ee49 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalDirectRunner.java
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalDirectRunner.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.intellij.execution.TaskExecutor;
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.EncodingEnvironmentUtil;
 import com.intellij.execution.process.ProcessAdapter;
 import com.intellij.execution.process.ProcessEvent;
 import com.intellij.execution.process.ProcessHandler;
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ public class LocalTerminalDirectRunner extends AbstractTerminalRunner<PtyProcess
       envs.put("TERM", "xterm-256color");
     }
 
+    EncodingEnvironmentUtil.setLocaleEnvironmentIfMac(envs, myDefaultCharset);
+
     String[] command = getCommand(envs);
 
     for (LocalTerminalCustomizer customizer : LocalTerminalCustomizer.EP_NAME.getExtensions()) {