diff --git a/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.cpp b/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.cpp
index 9f4fbe7..f7580fb 100644
--- a/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.cpp
+++ b/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "common/file.h"
 #include "common/system.h"
 #include "common/unzip.h"
+#include "common/ustr.h"
 #include "graphics/font.h"
 #include "graphics/fonts/ttf.h"
 #include "graphics/surface.h"
@@ -168,6 +169,36 @@ int StyledTTFont::getKerningOffset(byte left, byte right) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+Common::U32String StyledTTFont::convertUtf8ToUtf32(const Common::String &str) {
+	// The String class, and therefore the Font class as well, assume one
+	// character is one byte, but in this case it's actually an UTF-8
+	// string with up to 4 bytes per character. To work around this,
+	// convert it to an U32String before drawing it, because our Font class
+	// can handle that.
+	Common::U32String u32str;
+	uint i = 0;
+	while (i < str.size()) {
+		uint32 chr = 0;
+		if ((str[i] & 0xF8) == 0xF0) {
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x07) << 18;
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x3F) << 12;
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x3F) << 6;
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x3F);
+		} else if ((str[i] & 0xF0) == 0xE0) {
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x0F) << 12;
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x3F) << 6;
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x3F);
+		} else if ((str[i] & 0xE0) == 0xC0) {
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x1F) << 6;
+			chr |= (str[i++] & 0x3F);
+		} else {
+			chr = (str[i++] & 0x7F);
+		}
+		u32str += chr;
+	}
+	return u32str;
+}
+
 void StyledTTFont::drawChar(Graphics::Surface *dst, byte chr, int x, int y, uint32 color) {
 	if (_font) {
 		_font->drawChar(dst, chr, x, y, color);
@@ -186,10 +217,11 @@ void StyledTTFont::drawChar(Graphics::Surface *dst, byte chr, int x, int y, uint
 
 void StyledTTFont::drawString(Graphics::Surface *dst, const Common::String &str, int x, int y, int w, uint32 color, Graphics::TextAlign align) {
 	if (_font) {
-		_font->drawString(dst, str, x, y, w, color, align);
+		Common::U32String u32str = convertUtf8ToUtf32(str);
+		_font->drawString(dst, u32str, x, y, w, color, align);
 		if (_style & STTF_UNDERLINE) {
 			int16 pos = floor(_font->getFontHeight() * 0.87);
-			int16 wd = MIN(_font->getStringWidth(str), w);
+			int16 wd = MIN(_font->getStringWidth(u32str), w);
 			int16 stX = x;
 			if (align == Graphics::kTextAlignCenter)
 				stX += (w - wd) / 2;
@@ -202,7 +234,7 @@ void StyledTTFont::drawString(Graphics::Surface *dst, const Common::String &str,
 		}
 		if (_style & STTF_STRIKEOUT) {
 			int16 pos = floor(_font->getFontHeight() * 0.60);
-			int16 wd = MIN(_font->getStringWidth(str), w);
+			int16 wd = MIN(_font->getStringWidth(u32str), w);
 			int16 stX = x;
 			if (align == Graphics::kTextAlignCenter)
 				stX += (w - wd) / 2;
diff --git a/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.h b/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.h
index 6fbb1f0..caa9c09 100644
--- a/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.h
+++ b/engines/zvision/text/truetype_font.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public:
 	int getCharWidth(byte chr);
 	int getKerningOffset(byte left, byte right);
 
+	Common::U32String convertUtf8ToUtf32(const Common::String &str);
+
 	void drawChar(Graphics::Surface *dst, byte chr, int x, int y, uint32 color);
 
 	void drawString(Graphics::Surface *dst, const Common::String &str, int x, int y, int w, uint32 color, Graphics::TextAlign align = Graphics::kTextAlignLeft);