diff --git a/spring-webflow-samples/booking-faces/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/spring-webflow-samples/booking-faces/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 7b6bcd6d..5dd05220 100755
--- a/spring-webflow-samples/booking-faces/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/spring-webflow-samples/booking-faces/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,26 @@
   		<param-name>facelets.REFRESH_PERIOD</param-name>
   		<param-value>1</param-value>
   	</context-param>
-	
+    
+    <!-- Enforce UTF-8 Character Encoding -->
+    <filter>
+        <filter-name>charEncodingFilter</filter-name>
+        <filter-class>org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter</filter-class>
+        <init-param>
+            <param-name>encoding</param-name>
+            <param-value>UTF-8</param-value>
+        </init-param>
+        <init-param>
+            <param-name>forceEncoding</param-name>
+            <param-value>true</param-value>
+        </init-param>
+    </filter>
+    
+    <filter-mapping>
+        <filter-name>charEncodingFilter</filter-name>
+        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
+    </filter-mapping>
+    
 	<!-- Enables Spring Security -->
 	 <filter>
         <filter-name>springSecurityFilterChain</filter-name>