diff --git a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/editor.cpp b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/editor.cpp
index affbc9e01b..a84cc5f336 100644
--- a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/editor.cpp
+++ b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/editor.cpp
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@ void EditorFrame::OnTreeSel(wxTreeEvent& event)
         }
         RecursivelyExpand(m_TreeCtrl, event.GetItem());
 
-        PreviewFrame::Get()->Preview(node,m_Resource->GetRoot()->GetPropVal(
-                                      wxT("version"), wxT("0.0.0.0")));
+        PreviewFrame::Get()->Preview(node,m_Resource);
     }
 }
 
@@ -509,8 +508,7 @@ void EditorFrame::OnToolbar(wxCommandEvent& event)
             {
             XmlTreeData* dt = (XmlTreeData*)m_TreeCtrl->GetItemData(m_TreeCtrl->GetSelection());;
             if (dt != NULL && dt->Node != NULL)
-                PreviewFrame::Get()->Preview(dt->Node,m_Resource->GetRoot()->GetPropVal(
-                                      wxT("version"), wxT("0.0.0.0")));
+                PreviewFrame::Get()->Preview(dt->Node, m_Resource);
             break;
             }
 
diff --git a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.cpp b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.cpp
index ddf3be2b61..a7ffa2eacd 100644
--- a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.cpp
+++ b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ void PreviewFrame::MakeDirty()
 
 
 
-void PreviewFrame::Preview(wxXmlNode *node,const wxString &version)
+void PreviewFrame::Preview(wxXmlNode *node, wxXmlDocument *orig_doc)
 {
+   wxString version = orig_doc->GetRoot()->GetPropVal(wxT("version"), wxT("0.0.0.0"));
+
    while (node->GetParent()->GetParent() != NULL) node = node->GetParent();
 
    {
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ void PreviewFrame::Preview(wxXmlNode *node,const wxString &version)
        root->AddProperty(new wxXmlProperty(wxT("version"),version,NULL));
        doc.SetRoot(root);
        doc.GetRoot()->AddChild(new wxXmlNode(*node));
+       doc.SetFileEncoding(orig_doc->GetFileEncoding());
 
        if (XmlGetClass(doc.GetRoot()->GetChildren()) == _T("wxDialog")) 
            XmlSetClass(doc.GetRoot()->GetChildren(), _T("wxPanel"));   
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ void PreviewFrame::Preview(wxXmlNode *node,const wxString &version)
    }
 
    m_Node = node;
-   m_Version = version;
+   m_Doc = orig_doc;
 
    m_LogCtrl->Clear();
    wxLogTextCtrl mylog(m_LogCtrl);
@@ -237,5 +240,5 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 void PreviewFrame::OnMouseEnter(wxMouseEvent& event)
 {
-    if (m_Dirty) Preview(m_Node,m_Version);
+    if (m_Dirty) Preview(m_Node,m_Doc);
 }
diff --git a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.h b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.h
index abacbc1578..50b690a9df 100644
--- a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.h
+++ b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/preview.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class PreviewFrame : public wxFrame
         PreviewFrame();
         ~PreviewFrame();
         
-        void Preview(wxXmlNode *node,const wxString &version);
+        void Preview(wxXmlNode *node,wxXmlDocument *doc);
         void MakeDirty();
                 // current node updated, needs preview refresh
                 // (will be done once mouse enters preview win)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PreviewFrame : public wxFrame
     private:
         static PreviewFrame *ms_Instance;
         wxXmlNode *m_Node;
-        wxString m_Version;
+        wxXmlDocument *m_Doc;
         wxScrolledWindow *m_ScrollWin;
         wxTextCtrl *m_LogCtrl;
         wxSplitterWindow *m_Splitter;