diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.cpp
index 22cf8285896..2ce6669e686 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ bool ScxmlEditorDocument::reload(QString *errorString, ReloadFlag flag, ChangeTy
     return success;
 }
 
+bool ScxmlEditorDocument::supportsCodec(const QTextCodec *codec) const
+{
+    return codec == QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8");
+}
+
 QString ScxmlEditorDocument::designWidgetContents() const
 {
     return m_designWidget->contents();
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.h b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.h
index 587343a70b0..f46d03f0a21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.h
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordocument.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     bool isSaveAsAllowed() const override;
     bool isModified() const override;
     bool reload(QString *errorString, ReloadFlag flag, ChangeType type) override;
+    bool supportsCodec(const QTextCodec *codec) const override;
 
     // Internal
     Common::MainWidget *designWidget() const;