diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/SolrQueryHTTPClient.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/SolrQueryHTTPClient.java
index 55b0475048..27c88844d9 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/SolrQueryHTTPClient.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/SolrQueryHTTPClient.java
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ public class SolrQueryHTTPClient implements BeanFactoryAware
                     throw new LuceneQueryParserException("Request failed " + post.getStatusCode() + " " + url.toString());
                 }
 
-                Reader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(post.getResponseBodyAsStream()));
+                Reader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(post.getResponseBodyAsStream(), post.getResponseCharSet()));
                 // TODO - replace with streaming-based solution e.g. SimpleJSON ContentHandler
                 JSONObject json = new JSONObject(new JSONTokener(reader));
                 SolrJSONResultSet results = new SolrJSONResultSet(json, searchParameters, nodeService, nodeDAO, limitBy, maxResults);