diff --git a/template/default/upload.vtp b/template/default/upload.vtp
index 80afc1356..1ac1c3ccb 100644
--- a/template/default/upload.vtp
+++ b/template/default/upload.vtp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <head>
     {#style}
     <title>{#upload_title}</title>
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset={#charset}">
   </head>
   <body>
     {#header}
