diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index fb7293e..52f1a3d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Rolf Ahrenberg
   for replacing private members by cThread::Running()/Active()
   for improving externremux script termination
   for fixing PAT repacker version field
+  for suggesting to include the charset in HTTP replies
 
 Rantanen Teemu
   for providing vdr-incompletesections.diff
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index eae2865..39d4ab3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 VDR Plugin 'streamdev' Revision History
 ---------------------------------------
 
+- report charset in HTTP replies (suggested by Rolf Ahrenberg)
 - use SO_KEEPALIVE option on all sockets do detect dead sockets (thanks to
   owagner)
 - enable PatFilter for externremux, so VLC can be used as remuxer or client
diff --git a/server/menuHTTP.h b/server/menuHTTP.h
index 8be613b..efa20f2 100644
--- a/server/menuHTTP.h
+++ b/server/menuHTTP.h
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@ class cHtmlChannelList: public cChannelList
 		std::string ItemText();
 		std::string PageBottom();
 	public:
-		virtual std::string HttpHeader() { return cChannelList::HttpHeader() + "Content-type: text/html\r\n\r\n"; }
+		virtual std::string HttpHeader() {
+			return cChannelList::HttpHeader()
+				+ "Content-type: text/html; charset="
+				+ I18nCharSets()[Setup.OSDLanguage]
+				+ "\r\n";
+		}
 		virtual bool HasNext();
 		virtual std::string Next();
 		cHtmlChannelList(cChannelIterator *Iterator, eStreamType StreamType, const char *Self, const char *GroupTarget);
@@ -130,7 +135,16 @@ class cM3uChannelList: public cChannelList
 		cCharSetConv m_IConv;
 #endif
 	public:
-		virtual std::string HttpHeader() { return cChannelList::HttpHeader() + "Content-type: audio/x-mpegurl\r\n"; };
+		virtual std::string HttpHeader() {
+			return cChannelList::HttpHeader()
+				+ "Content-type: audio/x-mpegurl; charset="
+#if defined(APIVERSNUM) && APIVERSNUM >= 10503
+				+ "UTF-8"
+#else
+				+ I18nCharSets()[Setup.OSDLanguage]
+#endif
+				+ "\r\n";
+		}
 		virtual bool HasNext();
 		virtual std::string Next();
 		cM3uChannelList(cChannelIterator *Iterator, const char* Base);