diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/command/HgCatCommand.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/command/HgCatCommand.java
index 6b02f52a3d1c..64b0e52c56f8 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/command/HgCatCommand.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/command/HgCatCommand.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class HgCatCommand {
     final HgCommandExecutor executor = new HgCommandExecutor(myProject);
     executor.setOptions(Collections.<String>emptyList());
     executor.setSilent(true);
+    executor.setCharset(charset);
     final HgCommandResult result = executor.executeInCurrentThread(hgFile.getRepo(), "cat", arguments);
 
     if (result == null) { // in case of error