diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/Jobs/NotificationJob.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/Jobs/NotificationJob.cs
index 7818d9d3b..9ad9bbfd9 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/Jobs/NotificationJob.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/Jobs/NotificationJob.cs
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ public override string ExecuteJob(IServiceProvider provider)
                             mailMessage.Body += "Subject: " + notification.Subject + "\n\n";
                             mailMessage.Body += notification.Body;
 
+                            // set encoding
+                            mailMessage.SubjectEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
+                            mailMessage.BodyEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
+
                             // send mail
                             try
                             {