diff --git a/edit/editdraw.c b/edit/editdraw.c
index bb21d4108..17e8cbdba 100644
--- a/edit/editdraw.c
+++ b/edit/editdraw.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ edit_draw_this_line (WEdit *edit, long b, long row, long start_col,
 		default:
 		    if ( utf8_display ) {
 		        if ( !edit->utf8 ) {
-		            //FIXME: if need
+		            c = convert_from_8bit_to_utf_c ((unsigned char) c);
 		        }
 		    } else {
 		        if ( edit->utf8 ) {
diff --git a/src/charsets.c b/src/charsets.c
index 78be20610..5da8d127b 100644
--- a/src/charsets.c
+++ b/src/charsets.c
@@ -364,4 +364,41 @@ convert_from_utf_to_current_c (const int input_char)
 
 }
 
+int
+convert_from_8bit_to_utf_c (const char input_char)
+{
+    unsigned char str[2];
+    unsigned char buf_ch[6 + 1];
+    int ch = '.';
+    int res = 0;
+    char *cp_from = NULL;
+    GIConv conv;
+    GString *translated_data;
+
+    str[0] = (unsigned char) input_char;
+    str[1] = '\0';
+
+    cp_from =  get_codepage_id ( source_codepage );
+    conv = str_crt_conv_from (cp_from);
+
+    if (conv != INVALID_CONV) {
+        switch (str_translate_char (conv, str, -1, buf_ch, sizeof(buf_ch))) {
+        case 0:
+            res = g_utf8_get_char_validated (buf_ch, -1);
+            if ( res < 0 ) {
+                ch = buf_ch[0];
+            } else {
+                ch = res;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 1:
+        case 2:
+            ch = '.';
+            break;
+        }
+        str_close_conv (conv);
+    }
+    return ch;
+
+}
 #endif				/* HAVE_CHARSET */
diff --git a/src/charsets.h b/src/charsets.h
index 34c490199..04f0c0793 100644
--- a/src/charsets.h
+++ b/src/charsets.h
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ unsigned char convert_from_utf_to_current (const char *str);
  * return char in needle codepage (by global int source_codepage)
 */
 unsigned char convert_from_utf_to_current_c (const int input_char);
+/*
+ * Converter from selected codepage 8-bit
+ * param char input_char
+ * return int utf char
+*/
+int convert_from_8bit_to_utf_c (const char input_char);
+
 /* Convert single characters */
 static inline int
 convert_to_display_c (int c)