diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
index 54b4b0933b..783a2d1b8d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ public class MessageHelper {
         props.put("mail.smtp.writetimeout", Integer.toString(NETWORK_TIMEOUT)); // one thread overhead
         props.put("mail.smtp.timeout", Integer.toString(NETWORK_TIMEOUT));
 
+        props.put("mail.mime.allowutf8", "true");
         props.put("mail.mime.address.strict", "false");
         props.put("mail.mime.decodetext.strict", "false");