diff --git a/package/gluon-status-page/files/lib/gluon/status-page/www/cgi-bin/status b/package/gluon-status-page/files/lib/gluon/status-page/www/cgi-bin/status
index fe4ba0af..ff89652d 100755
--- a/package/gluon-status-page/files/lib/gluon/status-page/www/cgi-bin/status
+++ b/package/gluon-status-page/files/lib/gluon/status-page/www/cgi-bin/status
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ io.write("Content-type: text/html\n\n")
 io.write("<!DOCTYPE html>\n")
 io.write("<html>")
 io.write("<head>")
+io.write("<meta charset=\"utf-8\"/>")
 io.write("<script src=\"/status.js\"></script>")
 io.write("<title>" .. escape_html(hostname) .. "</title>")
 io.write("</head>")
